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UCR Uniform Crime Reports
collection of data from different places, all police in Canada expected to send data to this UCR
problem with the UCR attempted and successful crimes not differentiated
crimes that the UCR doesn't have good representations of child abuse, corporate crime
one of the reasons we need whistle blowers crimes like child abuse and corporate crime would otherwise never be reported
examples of victimless crime drug abuse, prostitution, illegal gambling
what things do victimless crimes damage? themselves, dependants, health and employment, supporting illegal operations
reasons crime is often not important victim may decide not important, people with no insurance, sometimes feel police can't help or will bring up sensitive issues, fear of reprisal/publicity
why/when are most break ins reported? when people have insurance (insurance requires) and material can be recovered if reported
example of when victim may fear reprisal argument between people who knew each other ends violently, private matter but if reported becomes public matter
crimes that are most likely to be reported those resulting in injury, weapons used, big loss involved, property stolen is insured
benefits of having civilians in police office more and more accurate data
problem with police asking politicians for more resources police just use money to hire more officers, results in more crime detected, looks like crime rate rises, ask to hire more police
how much is a constable paid per year 100k
when do police take action the most? when there are complaints
crimes the police focus on ONLY when there are complaints prostitution, drug trade
Kansas city study divided in 3, regular patrolling, 2x and no patrolling, NO effect on crime rate all same
common difference in profile of offender and victim no difference, often same class, nationality, sex, age etc.
when the offender is most likely to be the opposite sex of the victim sexual assault
what shows that the victim and the offender are very similar? their profiles are almost identical most of the time
group most likely to be victimized young single males in inner city, in west, aboriginal
an exception to the majority which is also highly likely to be crime victims recently divorced females
attempt to get at the gray area of crime self-report survey
the self-report survey promises what? anonymity
problems with self-report survey often completed with high school students, crimes actually reported often petty, serious crimes unlikely to be reported
problem with doing self-report surveys at high school schools have their own filtration systems, likely offenders more likely to already have dropped out
__% of crimes are committed by a small group, ___% of delinquents 75%, 6-7%
small number of people commit most of the ___ crimes serious
when did we discover most serious crimes committed by small portion of delinquents 1969 and again in 1972
optimistic view of most serious crimes being committed by small group of individuals if you could catch and punish this small group, most crimes would stop
new federal law caused by most crimes being commited by small percentage of people three strikes rule: if committed over 3 crimes likely part of this group (but not always true, especially if minor crimes)
example of when three strikes rule might not be valid poor guy stealing for food ex. homeless guy stealing piece of pizza a kid didn't wnat
why can't the main core group who commits most of the serious crimes be caught? new crop every year
why are not many of the worst criminals locked up? smart and careful, know how police operate and know how to not get caught, not necessarily from poverty or ghettto
common reason lower class families have less education have to drop out early to work
one of main things discovered from self-report survey minority groups highly over policed, aboriginal groups more likely to be arrested and detained (but not more likely to commit a crime)
what study is relatively accurate in showing crime rate? victimization survey, people more willing to share
problem with self-report survey related to sexual activity males exaggerated and females refrained from sharing true values
corporate crime regarding self-report survey can't get them to report or confess their crimes
violent crime is ____% of all crime in Canada 13%
majority of violent crime is what? low end/common assault
property crime around ___ of all crime 50%
types of violent crime homicide, some robbery, assault, sexual assault, stalking, terrorism, hate crimes
most extreme form of violent crime homicide
when can homicide be justified? course of someone conducting a duty ex. police, soldiers allowed to kill if ordered, or if in self-defence if you can prove it
first degree murder criminal homicide
main feature making something first degree murder mens rea "guilty mind", intent to kill
thought of hate before killing malicious forethought
if no intent murder becomes __ second degree
heated situation, no intent beforehand to kill but sometimes happens in midst of argument manslaughter
with ___ often victim has made the first move but ended up overpowered manslaughter
killing while driving manslaughter
killing an infant or a small baby infanticide
why is infanticide so common? postpartum psychosis, mother loses it after childbirth and doesn't realize she's doing it
child must be under ___ to fit infanticide 1 year
are you more likely to be assaulted in a dark alley? no, they cause fear because of stigma but actually more likely to be assaulted in your own kitchen, and have the offender be known to you
___% of homicides committed by family members or people known to the offender 85
most homicides occur on weekends
usually with homicide ___ is involved alcohol/drug abuse
why do some people consume alcohol or drugs on purpose right before committing a crime? as a pick-me-up to take away potential grief or questioning
example of criminal negligence driving by a bush, failed to notice a kid and they jump out at you
if you hit a kid who jumped out at your car, when are you guilty? if mechanic noted you needed new breaks and you refused to have them installed
if you hit a kid who jumped out at your car, when are you not guilty? most cases
trigger for sadist is: fear of the victim
reporting with violent crime usually depends on: if a weapon was used
most offenders for violent crime are males under 25, often between ex-partners
rapists who just want to dominate a person, want control power rapist
rapists who use as a release for their anger anger rapist
rapist who take advantage of situation ex. went in to steal but notice a sleeping girl and take advantage opportunistic rapist
rapist between spouses marital rape
types of rapists power rapist, anger rapist, opportunistic rapist, marital rapist
most serious form of assault aggravated assault, person has to be disfigured with severe/permanent damage or if victim's life was in danger
Level 3 assault aggravated assault, life threatening or permanently damaging
Level 2 of Assault involves bodily harm or weapon
level 1 of assault common assault
if multiple crimes happened at same event which is counted? ex. assault and murder most serious, murder would be counted
why are there so many more assault cases now and so few murder? better technology helps medical aid arrive quicker
why did the murder rate start dropping in the 60s? better communication and technology aided medical help to arrive earlier
now taken seriously, in past ignored as a personal issue spouse abuse
why did police dislike dealing with spouse abuse? "family issues are private"
most common way of dealing with spouse abuse: lock husband up for one night, sends message he was wrong
type of assault the least frequent sexual
elder abuse often committed by __ family members
why is elder abuse so common? trapped into situation by dependency (can't survive on their onw)
where is elder abuse most common? nursing homes
theft that includes violence robbery
___% of all vioent crimes are robbery 5%
what caused people to stop robbing banks? ATMS, only charged with larsony if steal from ATM
ones who rob banks known amoung criminals as what? crazy and stupid
most robbery is committed by drug addicts, offshoot of addiction
easy way to reduce crime, especially robbery reduce the amount of drug addiction, people won't be so desperate to get that money
types of robbers professionals, occasional
professional robbers more intelligent, practice and plan, train apprentices to help, don't get caught because careful, stash money and wait long time to use
how to do police try to catch robbers? watch spending habits in the population, but often useless as people wait a long time after stealing to spend
opccasional robbers opportunistic, passing by and just take something, not a planned action, often youth
hate crimes are usually: racial/ethnic/religiously involved
if a crime involves a gun how many years are tacked on? +2
if an element of hatred is found in a crime, what is tacked on? a few years to sentence
when is hatred forbidden? in a public place
one group attempts to destroy another genocide
genocide is often racial/ethnical/religious
"criminal harassment: stalking
usually no physical contact, just many messages left and following stalkin
cyberstalking constantly following what someone does on technology
main problem with stalking produces fear in victim, often no physical contact at all but can damage mental health
who are often stalkers? ex partners or history of violence
certain occupations more likely to have ___ violence workplace violence
examples of occupations more likely to have workplace violence taxi drivers, nurses, teachers
why is it hard to define terrorism? are our militaries terrorists? never just one sided, often uniformed soldiers commit bad things
when can terrorism cause a lot of damage and be very powerful when terrorists are intelligent and can run a campaign where they can't lose
example of a terrorist group viewed both as terrorist and help Irish Republican Army (IRA), protected people by bombing Britain
what can terrorists do if they are intelligent and know what they are doing? bring a place to a complete standstill
largest category of crime property crime
name for those who commit property crime thieves
property crime involves: no violence, just sneaky sly offenders
what is a common trait with persistent thieves? often rotate time in and out of prison, consider it part of the job, get into habits of getting their resources through crime
when caught, how long are thieves in jail? 6months
does putting thieves in jail deter them? no, consider it part of the job
types of thieves consistent thieves, persistent thieves, occasional thieves
consistent thieves get into habit of stealing and depending on it
persistent thieves time in and out of prison but not giving up
occasional thieves most sporatic in actions, depends on needs, also often have legal jobs, low-level offenders ex. bring supplies from office home
baby boomers 46-60
what we were more likely to look at for offenders before the baby boomers generation rehabilitation
what before baby boomers was considered the wayt ofind crime rate? judge the proportion of young males in a society to judge crime rate
problem with baby boomers and why way we judge crime had to change proportion of young males in population skyrocketed, ended up bringing in more punishment and less habilitation
why a lot of crimes really increased in the 60s, not because of young males drug increase
problem with drugs in the 60s heroin/crack etc. very likely cause in rise of crime rate
what should the government have dealt with during the baby boomer period instead of focusing on amount of young males? should have focused on drug use
how many law abiding citizens in Canada each year are charged with a criminal offence? 20 000
why do many people who are convicted but otherwise honest turn away from the law? deem it unfair
most common form of property crime theft
examples of theft shoplifting, purse snatching, bicycle theft
how theft is billed ex. B127 a. more than $5000 b.) less than 5000$ charges with section ex. B127A "is offence over or under?"
how many people in 2004 were victims of property theft? 1/10
who are more likely to be victims of property theft? females, 15-24, higher income
what causes most of the loss to companies that run stores? shoplifting and employee theft
2/3 of loss to a business selling merchandise employee theft
1/3 of loss to a business selling merchandise shoplifting
ways we deal with shoplifting press charges for cheap little stolen things, youth court packed with shoplifting EXPENSIVE and pointless, better ways to deal with than wasting taxpayer money
common morals of companies regarding taxpayers money "use it as much as possible to cut losses"
shoplifting accounts for approx. ___ /year 3 billion in losses
how do customers suffer due to shoplifting? pay higher prices, highly monitored
example of technologies to prevent shoplifting ink, cameras
what is it called when threatening to charge a kid a large sum for stealing a tiny thing or will bring to court? extortion
why do kids shoplift such small things? "for fun/the rush"
examples of tools used by professional shopliftrs special pockets/false bottoms on bags
how do professional shoplifters operate? distract salesperson, go for expensive items, sometimes will blitz small towns who aren't prepared to deal with
who commits most of the break and enters? teenagers
why do teenagers commit break and enters? adrenaline rush
property crime difficult for police to clear, with most not cleared break and enter
break and enter usually committed by teenagers who are ___ amateurs
involves deceit/falsehood for financial gain fraud
why is fraud often not reported? victim feels stupid and ashamed
examples of fraug identity theft, fraud by cheque, credit card, insurance, forging, 'bad check' crime
using someone else's name falsely, sign for them on important ocuments forging
sign a check for someone else, mostly committed by females 'bad check' crime
example of a con game standing on corner in new York pretending to need taxi money and keeping
type of fraud where people lose millions annually pyramid schemes/pawnsy schemes
arson capital of Canada Nova Scotia
pattern of arson boom + bust, like war
common offender of arson firefighters, mesmerized by fire
break and enters have ___ in amount of occurences and value of take decreased
rape and kill a type of killer who rapes and kills victims
spree killer goes on rampage over few months killing many many people
when crimes are sent to VCR only ___ are actually sent most serious
when a crime is considered to have insufficient evidence and can't be classified as a criminal offense unfounded
leeway of officers and judges in sentencing discretion
what percentage of felonies classified as unfounded were misclassified? 50-70%
when is a department more likely to classify acrime as unfounded? when it's overflowing with cases
when is a department more likely to confine for small borderline crimes? when the department is desperate for funding; to prove that it needs money
how an officer judges if a complaint is credible if complainant is credible and whether the alleged actions qualify as a criminal offence
the ___ of a police department influence crime rates, especially for more consensual crimes priorities
the official rates of crime may be ___ where the police have support and confidence of population inflated
one issue that the UCR uniform crime record does not take into consideration the seriousness of the crime
____ offences are under represented in the UCR less serious
types of crimes the UCR doesn't include high-tech crime, white collar crime, organized crime
___ tend to report much higher amounts of crime than official statistics victimization surveys, containing both reported and non-reported crimes
NCVS National Crime Victimization Survey
firwst survey in Canada trying to target victimization Canadian Urban Victimization Survey conducted in 1981
how many people were surveyed in the first Canadian Urban Victimization Survey? 60 000
when/where are victimization surveys? part of the GSS General Social Survey every 5 years
around how many people 15+ are interviewed for the GSS 24 000
international victimization survey ICVS, International Crime Victims Survey, every four years covering 17 countries
percentage of people in 2004 who reported being a victim to crime at least once in a year period 28%
estimated number of crimes in 2004 7.2 million
percentage of sexual assaults not reported 88%
percentage of household thefts not reported 69%
percent of property theft unreported 67%
how many times more was the GSS rate for violent crime in Canada than the UCR? seven, GSS was 10 600/100 000 UCR was 1498/100 000
where are violent and property crimes more likely? in the West
problems with victimization surveys costly to cover even rare events,overreporting of crime, may not discover all crime, remember clearly incidents, cannot tap homicides, no victimless crimes, no white collar crimes, children aren't considered, homeless likely discluded, social class bias
self-report surveys help gauge the ____ of crime dark measure, offences not captured
criminality is a matter of ___ rather than something people have or lack degree
most valuable benefit to self-report surveys show that minorities are over-policed and most criminals not minority
factor showing how much trust is in the criminal justice system difference between official crime rates and those of self-report/victimization surveys
how many students are interviewed each year for self report surveys? 50 000
NLSCY National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, monitors children from youth to adulthood
problems with self-report surveys may be too embarrassed to admit to crime, exaggeration by some to feel cool, no questions about white collar, underrepresentation of minority groups and dropouts
types of crimes that police statistics best show geographic locations of most violent and property crime
two basic types of observational research: field observation, participant observation
researcher tries to intrude as minimally as possible by watching those being observed from a safe distance or hidden view field observation
example of field observation studying drug trade by spying from neighbouring window
criminologist may join gang or group to gain inside information, or put self in prison to better understand participant observation
ethical issues with field and participant observation no consent of those being studied (would refuse to cooperate)
rigorous studies that aim to isolate the influence of one or more variables through controlled conditions experiment
is an example of what: overpaying store clerks to see if they return the money field experiment
provide rich details into the life of crime biographies
problem with studying biographies report one individual, might not be generalizeable
recording of historical information through interviews oral histories
common yield of hits when google crime 519 million
___ in 100 cases results in a conviction or guilty plea 5
type of crime media focuses on violent
violent crime in Canada less than __ of offenses 13
homicide/rape/sexual assault/robbery interpersonal violent crime
homicide not criminal if ___ exists for the act legal defence
first degree murder involves ___ and ___ premeditation and dliberation
second degree murder malice but no premeditation
reported homicides in Canada in 2007 594
homicide rate in canada 1.7 per 100 000
most common murder weapon/method stabbing
how many homicides gang related 1/6
cities with highesrt murder Edmonton, Regina
who most likely to commit murder males late teens-20s
homicide vs ethnicity offender and victim same, intra-racial
murders within family 85%
common motives of homicide family disputes, altercations, jealousy, revenge
significant proportion of homicides where victims egged on abuser victim precipitation
killers getting large amount over many years serial killers
kill mny victim in single episode mass murderers
serial killers: sadistic psychopaths, history of mental illness, slyq
mass murderers: regarded as ordinary langstanding grievances, blame others for problems, usually just can't cope after loss
kill many over short time spree killers
segregation of a prisoner who is considered to have an elevated risk to be victimized by other inmates protective custody
allows convicted killers to apply for an early parole hearing before they have served the mandated 25 years faint hope clause
non-consensual sex forcible rape
rape against minors statutory rape
when did the Canadian Criminal Code review rape to sexua assault? 1983
level 1 of sexual assault no bodily harm or weapon
level 2 of sexual assault involves weapon or bodily harm
level 3 of sexual assault wounding, disfiguring or endangering life
spousal exemption the former laws saying if rape was between spouses it wasn't rape
low reporting rate of sexual assault 10%
level 3 sexual assault counts for how much of total 1 percent
level 2 of sexual assault how much of total 1.5
decline of sexual assault before 2006 26%
half of rape committed against who? children and women under 18
most offenders of rape men under 25
power rapist seeks to dominate but not harm
anger rapist takes out anger on victim, frequently injures, wants maximum harm
sadistic rapist fuses sexuality and aggression, especially traumatic
opportunistic rapits not usually rapist, but takes opportunity while committing another crime
social/date rape usually drugged or partner
intentional application of force against another person without consent of that person assault
level 1 assault common assault
level 2 assault bodily harm or use of weapon
level 3 assauly disfiguration or permanent damage
non sexual assaults make up how much of all violent crime 80%
main offenders of assauly young or middle aged males
firearms are used in how much assault 10-20%
assault between spouses spousal battery
types of child abuse sexual abuse, neglect
harming of a child due to inattention neglect
victims of child abuse more likely to what? become offenders later
most frequent target of abuse within family spouse
types of spouse abuse physical, psychological, sexual, economic deprivation, social isolation
common cycle with spousal abuse caught up in cycle of intimate loving them and abusing them
"honeymoon period" in cycle of violence promises to never do it again, things are great for a while, things return to how they were
common trait with familial assauly repeated
theft with use of force or intimidation robbery
robberies make up ___% of reported violent crimes 10
violent crime fitting definition of desperate/predatory act by a strangerq robbery
how many robbers are armed? at least half
does robbery result in injury? not usually, victim complies out of fear
when are many robberies planned? just minutes before
link between robbers and victims none
who commits vast majority of robberies males under 18
robberies happen in secrecy? nope, often in public even just outside on the street
robbers with long-term commitment to crime as a way of life, plan meticulously, use firearms work in groups professional
opportunistic, committing robberies when a vulnerable target is available occasional
robebrs with low commitment to robbery addicted/alcoholic robbers
hate/bias crimes shown that offence was motivated by hate
vandalism hate crime against property
trying to completely abolish one group from society genocide
criminal harrassment stalking
watching, following & threatening repeatedly stalking
what must there be to qualify as stalking? repeated history of behaviour
stalking with electronic mediums cyberstalking
victims of stalking most likely to be: under 40
bill C-126 anti-stalking/criminal harrassment
violence originating from supervisors, employees, clients workplace violence
use of violence or threats to create widespread fear to coerce governments or the public to act in a specific way terrorism
goal of terrorism cause alarm or demoralize a wider audience
qdesign regarding victims of terrorism claim maximum civilian lives
domestic terrorism home-grown, in same country
international terrorism roots outside target country
how terrorists often receive funding robbery, kidnapping, drug trade
how is terrorism classified? ___ of victims, who are mere pawns dehumanization
all major forms of violent crime in Canada have ___ declined
emerging forms of violent crime terrorism, hate crimes, stalking, workplace violence
assaults that have produced fatal injuries homicide
illegal acquisition of cash or goods from people property crimes
key aspect of theft uses stealth
professional thieves account for small percentage of those who steal, make business of stealing
persistent thieves alternate between types ex. break and enter, robbery and car theft. commit many crimes but not as skilled as professionals
unlawful entry to commit an offence break and enter
occasional offenders commit sporadically, millions who shoplift etc. unlikely to be career offenders
act of dishonestly taking property with intent of depriving owner of it theft
most common form of property crime theft
theft includes: shoplifting, pick pocketing, bicycle theft,
over under value of theft is it over (A) 5000 or under (B) 5000
largest single crime category thefts under $5000
wuarter of all criminal offences theft under %5000
how many people are victims of personal property theft 1/10
close to ___ of all theft less than $100 half
who most likely to be victim of theft? young Canadians 15-24 five times as likely
shoplifting with employee theft cost how much loss per year: 2.7 billion
shoplifting how much of loss 1/3
employe theft how much of loss 2/3
percentage of people who shoplift 2/3
motivation for shoplifting thrill
type of criminal who don't view themselves as criminals at all shoplifting
director of shoplifting ring develops plan and tells what to steal
boosters of shoplifting ring enter store to do stealing
mules of shoplifting ring transport stolen from store to getaway vehicle
lookouts of shoplifting ring keep eye out for police or security
fences of shoplifting ring who sell stolen goods to other retailers or general public
where many shoplifted items show up for sale flea markets
theft or attempted theft of a car motorvehicle theft
most consistently reported property crime motor vehicle theft, due to insurance
146 000, 400/day of what are stolen motor vehicles
type of car theft that are robberis carjacking, while victim is in or near car
most effective means of preventing car thefts alarm systems which instead of making sound prevent the car from moving
decoy car, used to catch car thives bait car (sprays red paint all over thme)
amount of break ins eac hyear in canada half a million 1/25
how many breakins are residential? 6/10
percentage of break ins reported around half
type of theft most traumatic break ins
violence in how many cases the victim is home during a break in 1/3
professional at break ins burglar
individual who regularly buys and sells stolen property, using legitimate business as cover professional fence
use of deceit or falsehood for financial gain fraud
in 2007 how many reported cases of fraud 80 000
includes altering cheques, cashing cheques drawn on nonexistent or under=funded accounts, forging another cheque, fake cheques etc. cheque fraud
when information on credit cards are stolen to nlawfully obtain merchandise credit card fraud
Canadian number of credit card fraud cases in 2007 177 000, VISA & mastercard alone
accounts, information, pin etc. stolen identity theft
most common type of fraud income tax fraud
get-rich-quick scams confidence games
large-scale pyramid swindling Ponzi scheme
total amount of insurance fraud claims in canada 1.3 billion
examples of extreme insurance fraud torching of struggling businesses, staging of car accidents
more common forms of insurance fraud inflated claims by homeowners following fire, accident or theft
fake money or objects counterfeiting
how many counterfeit bills passed in Canada in 2006 close to 300 000, valuing 6.7 million
wilful burning of building or property arson
vandalizing, poaching, dumping garbage on roads environmental abuse
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