SOC 1500 Study Guide - Final Guide: Natural Surveillance, Dysfunctional Family, Gang
10 Aug 2016
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Chapter 1: crime, fear, and risk page #1-31: The groups portrayed as deviant, and of which society disapproves, occupy a constant position as folk devils: visible reminders of what should not be: unemployed male youth. Crime and criminal justice textbook chapter notes: the moral panic perspective is one example of an alternative to mainstream or common sense understandings about crime. Official statistics: uniform crime reporting (ucr) system crimes known by the police to have taken place are reported on the ucr data collection forms and replayed to statistics canada. Victims may feel intimidated by those who have offended them and the victim may feel that reporting the incident to the police could jeopardize their personal safety. Public feels that very little or nothing would be accomplished by having the police involved. People consider certain offences as trivial matter and wouldn"t report it. Person may not realize that he or she has been a victim of a crime.
