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Department of Criminal Justice California State University - Bakersfield CRJU 100

Explore the nature, measurement, and impact of different crime categories on society. Learn about crime intensity, measurement methods like UCR and victimization surveys, as well as the fear of crime and its effects on society.

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Department of Criminal Justice California State University - Bakersfield CRJU 100

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  1. Department of Criminal Justice California State University - Bakersfield CRJU 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice Dr. Abu-Lughod, Reem Ali The Nature & Measurement of Crime

  2. Conceptualizing crime: • Different categories of crime: 1. Crimes against person (1. interpersonal disputes, “victim precipitation”, 2. instrumental violence, 3. group violence…gangs, 4. chronic violent offenders, Ted Bundy, 5. Political violence, 6. rape & sexual assault, 7. Robbery) 2. Crimes against property (burglary, theft, larceny)

  3. 3. Crimes against public order (offending others) • Intensity of crime committed, and the escalation of an offense from a minor to a more serious offense • HOW DO WE MEASURE CRIME? • Reported versus unreported crimes, and the “dark figure of crime” • Why some do not report crime: • Trivial • A “criminal” victim reciprocal • Sports (heat of competition)

  4. UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS (UCR) • Seriousness of the offense • Errors: intentional and non-intentional • Part I & Part II crimes • The Hierarchy Rule NIBRS • Info on all crimes, serious and non-serious • Group A and group B offenses • Place/time of crime , BUT: requires more resources to be invested in data collection, skills, personnel, very detailed

  5. VICTIMIZATION SURVEY • Asking victims about their experiences • Self report data • Random samples • Except in homicide and corporate FOUR GENERATIONS OF VS 1960s-present, focuses not only on the victim but what can be done to aid these victims, used CATI to decrease personnel costs, coding info for consistency

  6. SELF REPORT DATA/STUDIES People asked to report crime Exaggerate Focuses on delinquency Anonymous Over-reported/underreported Generalizations to large populations, probability theory to draw a representative sample 2 techniques used: 1) questionnaire 2) getting at the dark figure of crime BUT: clarity of questions

  7. PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENCE MEASURE OF CRIME: • Corporate • Organized • Drug sales • Prostitution and gambling Q: should we still strive for data collection

  8. FEAR OF CRIME: • Allocation of resources • Victims of street crimes • Quality of life • How has society responded to “fear” • Knowing our neighbors??? • Joel Best in his Random Violence • Perception of crime and quality of life • 3 problems of random violence • Patternlessness • Pointlessness • Deterioration of social order

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