SOCL 3501 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Motor Vehicle Theft, Assault, Larceny
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The laws have been put in place by a combination of both of these models. Penumbral crimes: crimes that the majority of people commit because most people ignore these laws, there is no stigma attached to breaking these laws, not really enforced by the police, example speeding. Two types of criminal law: substantive law, for the citizens laws that we have to follow, procedural law, the laws for the government police, court systems, etc . Two sources of crime data: uniform crime reports (ucr, separated into two categories. Part i (index) crimes: violent crimes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, property crimes burglary, larceny theft, motor vehicle theft, arson. Part ii crimes: all non-index crimes drug violations, dui, simple assault, disorderly conduct, liquor-law violations, public drunkenness, etc , the crime clock takes all crimes and divides it by time of day. Example one violent crime is committed every 23 seconds.
