SOC102H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Travis Hirschi, Sexual Assault, Social Disorganization Theory
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Men more likely than women to be victims and offenders of violent crimes: also likely to commit murder, rape, armed robbery, assault and arson. Laws: formal rules about what a society"s members can and cannot do. Crime: any behaviour that is prohibited by the law. Social order: harmonious relationships that occur when laws are followed: allow people to anticipate another"s behaviour. Social disorder: uncertain and unpredictable condition where rules are no obeyed. Crime rate is dependent on the number of convictions: but not everyone who has been victim of a crime reports it, creates a crime funnel. Self-reporting: victim directly reporting a crime: typically incomplete. Victimization surveys: samples of people are asked how many times within a given period of time they have been the victim of particular crimes: but still subject to distortions. Violent crimes: ~10-12% of crimes in canada. Conventional crimes: traditionally illegal behaviours that people think of as crimes": rare.
