CRJS 181 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: National Crime Victimization Survey, Spree Killer, Uniform Crime Reports
2 Jan 2014
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Intro to criminal justice, crjs 181, 003, 23200, mancini: lecture notes. Chapter 2: the nature and extent of crime. Consensus view of crime, conflict view of crime, interactionist view of crime, mass murderer, spree killer, serial killer, hate crimes (bias crimes), public order crimes, white collar crime, uniform crime. Report (ucr), part 1 crimes, national crime victimization survey (ncvs), national incident based. Consensus view we all generally agree on right and wrong and punishments. Conflict view acknowledge that there are differences in the country. The ruling class/elite use position to make laws that keep people down. Interactionist view = certain groups have influenced criminal law. All 3 perspectives agree; law tells us what"s right and wrong. It changes as we change as a society. Economic changes might also change law ex) expense of the death penalty. Law is meant to deter crime and keep order. Violent crime: resurgence in gangs-hard to compute # of gangs.
