CRIM 101 Lecture Notes - Travis Hirschi, Social Disorganization Theory, Victimology
17 Feb 2014
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Enter the victim n for a crime to occur n important to understand how victim"s own behaviour. Also a time when crime rates were rising dramatically, and victims were demanding the government take action to protect them. Lifestyle exposure theory n introduced in 1978 , by hindelang and gottfredson and garofalo. n same gottfredson who co-authored a general theory of crime with travis. Rates of violent victimization much higher for individuals who were single or separated/divorced, and who engaged more frequently in evenings activities outside of the home. Occur: a motivated offender, a suitable target, absence of a capable guardian. Working on the chain gang n husbands, wives and teenagers working. n traveling to and from work. n leaving home and personal effects unprotected. Advances in rat and victimology n cohen, kluegel and land"s work on social inequality and victimization. n miethe and meier"s structural choice model of victimization. n marcus felson"s concept of the metroreef.
