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7 Basic Requirements for an act to be a crime |
1.) Act Requirement 2.) Legality Requirement 3.) Harm Requirement 4.) Causation Requirement 5.) Mens Rea Requirement 6.) Concurrence Requirement 7.) Punishment Requirement |
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What are the typologies of crime? |
Violent crimes Crimes against property White-collar and corporate crime Drug, alcohol, and sex-related crimes |
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what are the reasons for measuring crime? |
1. Researchers need to collect and analyze information in order to test theories about why people commit crime. 2. Researchers and criminal justice agencies need to enhance their knowledge of the characteristics of various types of offenses. 3. Criminal justice agencies depend on certain kinds of information to facilitate daily operations and to anticipate future needs |
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Surveys |
The systematic collection of respondents’ answers to questions asked in questionnaires or interviews;interviews may be conducted face-to-face or by telephone. |
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Experiments |
An investigator introduces a change intoa process and makes measurements orobservations in order to evaluate theeffects of the change. Variables: Independent Variable Acauses Dependent Variable B Control Groups |
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Participant and Nonparticipant Observation |
In participant observation the researcher may join and participate in the activities of the group being studied. In observational research the researcher observes the group being studied but is not a participant in the activities. This process may be used to study criminals,prisoners, prosecutors, or police officers |
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Case Studies |
A case study is an analysis of all pertinent aspects of one unit of study,such as an individual, an institution, a group, or a community. Sources of information may be life histories, biographies, diaries, journals,letters, and other records. |
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What are the major sources of information? |
Uniform Crime Report published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Crime Victimization Survey Self-Report Studies |
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FBI Index of Offenses? |
Crimes against property: Burglary Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft Arson Crimes against the person: Murder Rape Assault Robbery |
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Victimization Surveys |
National Crime Victimization Survey Measures the extent of crime by interviewing individuals about their experiences as victims Published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics 43,000 households, 80,000 people Covers time, place, offenders, weapons, etc. |
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Self Report Surveys |
A self-report study asks people to report their own criminal acts in a confidential interview or, more commonly, on an anonymous questionnaire. These reports have demonstrated very high rates of law-violating behavior by seemingly law-abiding people. |
