SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Property Crime, Political Crime, Corporate Crime

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Alexander Shvarts

Document Summary

Media"s perception of black males, hispanic people criminals. Crime rates have been dropping; fear of crime has been rising. The reality of youth problems: what do we know about deviant and. : no major increase in youth crime; fairly stable/decreased in last 20 years; more reporting of youth crime. Youth as victims: in terms of violent crime, youths are more like to be victims than offenders. The location of youth violence: most youth crime happens within dwellings; homes, 2nd most likely street, 3rd likely schools. : yes any time we introduce new laws it will influence youth crime. Self-report studies: no difference between men/women committing property crime; boys/men more likely to report violent crime; lower/middle/upper-class report the same just as likely to commit crime. Conclusion: property crime most common crime amongst youth; most likely to be victims vs. offenders. Correlates defined: a correlate of crime is a variable that is related to crime.