SOCI 1080 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-12: Labeling Theory, Neuron, The Stereotypes
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Chapter 5 crime in the streets; against poverty. Ncvs: completed or attempted theft, directly from a person, of property or cash by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon. Dimensions of robbery: info is scarce so there are some facts: . Fact 1: the robbery rate has dramatically decline in the last dew years according to both the ucr and ncvs. Fact 2: robbery is disproportionately high among young, lower-status nonwhite males. Fact 3: the majority of robberies are committed by strangers. Fact 4: the role of alcohol and other drugs in robbery is unclear. Fact 5: the majority of robberies do not involve injury to the victims. Types of robbers: 1) professional robbers. Make their living through robbery: 2) addict robbers. Rob as a result of drug habits that require funds to maintain: 3) opportunist robbers. Robbery"s occurrence depends greatly on the availability of vulnerable victims: 4) alcoholic robbers.