Sociology 2266A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4,5: Uniform Crime Reports, Sexual Assault, Hate Crime

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2266A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Reynolds

Document Summary

Chapter 4: measuring crime and criminal behavior involve offences that deal with the application, or threat of application, of force to a person. These include homicide, attempted murder, various forms of sexual and non sexual assault, robbery, abduction. Classification of crime: violent crime, property crime involve unlawful acts with the intent of gaining property but do not involve the use or threat of violence against an individual. Theft, breaking and entering, fraud, and possession of stolen goods: crimes against the public order: Crimes against public order are violations that interfere with the normal operations of society. These crimes go against publicly shared values, norms, or customs. Violent crime: homicide: deliberate killing of another person, sexual assault: assaulting another individual in a sexual manner/forced (ex. Rape: robbery: action of robbing a person or place, assault: physically harming someone, hate crime: crime motivated by racial, sexual, or other prejudice- typically involving violence.