Criminology unit 7 notes latest with summary (100% well enlightened)
Unit 7: Lecture 1-Victims of Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 1-Victims of Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 2-Violent and Property Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 3-White-Collar
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Criminology unit 7 notes latest with summary (100% well enlightened)
Unit 7: Lecture 1-Victims of Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 1-Victims of Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 2-Violent and Property Crime
Unit 7: Lecture 3-White-Collar Crime
Unit 7-Lectures 4 & 5-Public Order Crime
THE VICTIMS – GENDER
● Males more likely to be victims of violent crime
○ 3 to 4 times more likely
○ Except for rape/sexual assault (women are 10 times more likely)
● Most murder victims are male (78.4% as of 2016)
● Violent crime is more widely reported
● Rates have been falling for both males and females since 1994.
● Victimization rates by gender have dropped over time
THE VICTIMS - AGE
● Teens and young adults – higher rates of victimization (violent)
○ They tend to be out more, more opportunity
● Ages 16 through 19 most violent/victimized
● Ages 65 and older experience least victimization
○ Except some property crimes
● Victimization rates by age have dropped over time
THE VICTIMS – RACE AND ETHNICITY
● African Americans are more likely to be victims of violent crime.
● BJS (Bureau Justice Statistics) Stats:
○ Violent Crime Rates
■ 22.5/1000 African American
■ Whites 22.3 /1000
■ Hispanics 16.2 /1000
○ Interaction Between Race and Age
■ Young people are more likely to be violent for all races with stark differences depending on race, young black males being highest & young white males lower
● Victimization rates by race are dropping over time
● Victimization rates by race and gender are dropping over time
● Hispanics and victimization
○ Greater focus on this population recently as they increase in US
○ BJS Stats:
■ Majority of violence for Hispanics involves assault
■ Decreasing over time as well
THE VICTIMS – PRIOR VICTIMS
● Once a victim, always a victim
○ Victims have higher rates of future victimization
● What is it about certain people?
○ Vulnerability - individually being physically or mentally weak = easier target
○ Gratifiability - a suitable target for victimization, ex. you may not feel guilty picking this person
○ Antagonism - an individual playing a role in their own victimization, provoking the offender
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