Sociology 2267A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Victimless Crime
16 Apr 2016
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Dark figure of crime refers to incidents of crime or delinquency that go undetected or unreported by the police. Youth at risk refers to young people who are at risk of offending or being victimized because of various social, family, and/or personal factors. Limitations in assuming a purely legal definition theoretical insight: limits theoretical insight because it does not look at victimless crimes. Demographic: changes in age distribution can influence crime rates. Case filtration and dismissal: local police procedures may effect recorded rates due to lacking evidence or police not recording crimes due to lack of gravity or insufficient evidence. Policy and administrative variation: how the ycja is interpreted among provinces, territories, local departments. Method of gathering statistics: statistics aren"t always accurate. Reporting rates: are effected by the culture and social attitudes. Public perception: obtaining a accurate perception of youth crime can be difficult. Technologies: due to technologies a lot of crime can go undetected.
