SOC 1500 Chapter Notes -Homicide, Masculinity, Cohort Study

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Lucy Sportza

Document Summary

Ecology of crime: the relationship between crime with temporal and ecological factors (day, season, climate, temperature, population density, and geographical region) >teens out of school tend to have highest crime rate. >people go outside more allowing more opportunity to be targeted. >crime rates in some crimes increase with temperature (i. e. domestic assault) >homicides tend to increase (in research) in hot temperature. >a person is 4 times more likely to be assaulted at night 30 c the when it"s -20 c. >low per capita crime is usually low in rural areas with low populations and large urban centers tend to have the highest crime per capita by far. > violent and property crime tends to be in small urban areas but they have low homicide. > robbery and vehicle theft tend to be highest in large urban areas. > homicide is highest in rural areas but it is lowest in violent and property crime.