SOC 1500 Chapter 2: Crime Chapter 2

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: J.Bruce Morton

Document Summary

Empirical investigation: the systematic collection of observable data. Uniform crime reporting system: attempt to understand the real level of crime , only crime reported can be counted, crimes known by the police to have taken place: violent crime, property crime, and criminal code violations. Canadian crime has been systematically collected since 1962, crime reports. Canadian centre for justice statistics: in ottawa is the division at statistics. Canada responsible for gather and analyzing the reporsts submitted by police from across the country. Crime reports from police departments are submitted monthly on machiene- readable forms. Official crime statistics are to be treated with caution because most crime that comes to attention of the police is reported in the first instance by the public. Crime may not be reported because: people are scared, feel nothing important is happening, trivial matters, may not realize they are a victim, no interest.