CRIM 12000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Organized Crime, Victims Family, United States Census Bureau
16 Sep 2018
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How crime is measured: not all offenses are reported, offenses that occur but are not reported are called the dark figure of crime, about 50% of crime is unreported. Crime rate- number of crime index offenses by the population of an area, usually given as a rate of crimes per 100,000 people. The hierarchy rule- in a multiple-offense situation, the law enforcement agency must determine which offense occurs highest in the violent crime/property crime hierarchy and record that offense. Individuals identify the types of offenses they have committed over the study period: provide relatively accurate picture of crime without having to view the behavior through. What part of crime do report methods miss or obscure: corporate crime, organized crime, drug sales, prostitution and gambling. Victim- a person that has suffered direct physical, emotional, or pecuniary harm as a result of the commission of a crime.
