CRI 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Deindustrialization, Drug Culture, Elder Abuse
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Why are crimes not reported: victims think crime was trivial. Trust of police: no insurance, victims have dirty hands, no resources. Report (ucr: variations in police reporting, voluntary--under counting, unreported issues, most serious crimes only, offender data. Victimization survey (ncvs: misinterpretation of offender relationship, includes more crime events, embarrassment, Self report surveys: characteristics of offenders, relies on honesty than ucr addresses the non report issue, asks about crime in household, characteristics of victim, limited samples, recollection issues, doesn"t include all crimes. 1830-1860: increase in crime immigration, hate crimes. 1930-1960: increase in crime great depression, prohibition, racism. 1980: sharp increase in crime reagan tough on crime, anti poverty/poor, welfare, deindustrialization, drugs, isolation. 1990: decrease in crime better economy, reduction in crack/cocaine/drugs. If a community looks run down and not cared for, the people start to care less about the area too (crime)
