SOCL 4461 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: National Crime Victimization Survey, White-Collar Crime, Cesare Lombroso
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Where we get the data: uniform crime reports- only captures crime that has been reported. Split between part 1 (aggravated assault, robbery, homicide) and part 2 (burglary, larceny, stolen autos) offenses. Problem with ucr based on only reported crimes, leaves out misdemeanor crimes: national crime victimization survey (ncvs) An attempted to capture this unknown number by surveying people to ask if the(cid:455)"(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) a (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) of a crime, regardless of whether they reported their incidents or not. Crime causation- to really explain what causes crime is to argue for explaining what literally causes someone to choose crime in that exact moment. Pure choice theories: external explanations for choosing crime: Sociological explanations come into play: combination of internal and external explanations for choosing crime: Certain physical features, stigmata, could identify them. Concluded in his initial study that 5 or more stigmata indicated atavism. Used photos of prisoners, and base his theory of off that.
