CRIM 101 Final: Final Crim Review.docx

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: Barry Cartwright

Document Summary

Also a time when crime rates were rising dramatically, and victims were demanding the government take action to protect them. 2004 gss found that rates of violent victimization were highest for young people between 15 to. 24, and lowest for those over age of 65. Rates of violent victimization much higher for individuals who were single or separated/divorced, and who engaged more frequently in evening activities outside of home. Introduced in 1979, by lawrence cohen and marcus felson. Same marcus felson who wrote ten fallacies of crime. Similar to lifestyle exposure theory came out at roughly the same time, both based on victimization surveys. Routine activities theory tried to explain why crime rates had risen so dramatically throughout the 1960"s and 1970"s. Rising crime rates called into question much of prevailing wisdom concerning causes of crime. Income levels rising, unemployment falling, fewer people living below the poverty line.