WDW101Y1 Lecture Notes - General Social Survey, Motor Vehicle Theft, Juvenile Delinquency
23 Oct 2012
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Criminologists are interested in the bigger picture, the long term trends. The vast majority of canadians believe that violent crime has increased significantly over the past decade. Most canadians think that their own neighbourhood is relatively safe. Most think that violent crime is not increasing in their own neighbourhood. Most canadians believe that toronto is canada"s most dangerous, violent city. Most canadians get their information about crime from the media. Official crime date: uniform crime data (ucr data) Survey data: sampling large population and their experiences. Court data: what actually transpired in court. Corrections data: how many people are omitted into provincial correctional facilities, disciplines etc. Field work/observation: own observations, attending court and documenting observations, going into disadvantage neighbourhoods, and observing. Historical analysis: examination of historic statistics, laws and regulations, how politicians justified. Content analysis: documents dealing with a particular issues. Case studies: fitting case studies into the broader contexts.
