[SOCL 4461] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (54 pages long!)

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There are varying definitions but what we are concerned about is the commission of. Great american crime drop: shows that since the 1980"s crime has significantly decreased. Based on fbi crime statistics and uniform crime reports. Crime within the us is not evenly distributed: amount of crime varies by location, for example, data from 1996 showed that 10 cities accounted for fully of all of the nation"s homicides. Split between part 1 (aggravated assault, robbery, homicide) and part 2 (burglary, larceny, stolen autos) offenses. Problem with ucr based on only reported crimes, leaves out misdemeanor crimes: national crime victimization survey (ncvs) An attempted to capture this unknown number by surveying people to ask if they"ve been a victim of a crime, regardless of whether they reported their incidents or not. National level, state level, local level, neighborhood level, and individual level. Powerpoint, darker tones indicate we have a lot of data for that section.

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