CRM/LAW C106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Uniform Crime Reports, Motor Vehicle Theft, Carnal Knowledge

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We"ve got almost 8x as many people behind bars in a few decades. This year in california alone, we are going to spend about . 5 billion dollars on our state prisons. Still, violent crime is an enormous problem in this country. Our inner cities have often been described as war zones . Violent crime went up in 2015 more than 2014 according to the latest figures released by the government. There are 4 main different sources of information about crime: Published annually by the federal bureau of investigation fbi. Counts the number of crime reported to police agencies. Annual survey done by the us bureau of justice statistics. People are asked by an interviewer about their experience with crime (i. e. , victims of crime, what type of crime) Asking them in an interview if they have committed crimes, what type of crime, and how often. Most widely available for homicide/murder; national/international statistics of death (mortality rates)

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