CRM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Uniform Crime Reports, Motor Vehicle Theft, Cohort Study

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 100
• Professor: Dan Horner

Document Summary

Crm chapter two criminology 11th ed the nature and extent of crime. Primary sources of crime data: official records: the uniform crime report, use the records of government agencies such as police departments, prisons and courts. Used to examine crime rates and trends: uniform crime report includes both crimes reported to local law enforcement departments and the number of arrests made by police agencies. Compatible information and data are extracted and pooled together. The goal is to identify significant and recognizable patterns, trends, and relationships that are not easily detected through traditional analytical techniques alone: crime maps to create graphic representations of the spatial geography of crime. Computerized crime maps allow criminologists to analyze and correlate a wide array of data to create immediate, detailed visuals of crime patterns. Factors that influence crime trends: age structure, immigration, economy, abortion, gun availability, gangs, drug use, media, media technology, justice policy, social and culture change.