Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Property Crime, Sexual Assault, Hate Crime
11 Apr 2014
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Since the # of crimes reported does not match the # of crimes committed, stastics: the # of crimes committed substantially higher than the# reported, %of crimes reported to police ranged from <10% for sexual assault to >50% for break and enter, main reason for not reporting crimes to police incident not considered significant enough, limitations gss, responses based on recall and some people don"t remember specifically when a crime occurred, respondents may not be honest, surveys focus on theft, assault, do not measure workplace crimes, organized crime. Violent crime: actions involving force or threat of force against others: includes: homicide, attempted homicide, 3 levels of assault, sexual assault, robbery, criminal negligence causing death, they are committed against people, people fear violent crime because victims are often physically injured or even killed and because violent crime receives the most sustained attention.
