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Crime Jan 23, 2017

Crime Statistics Numbers and Rates Uncertainty about Crime Statistics Reporting to police Official decisions

Homicide rate, New York and LA Homicide, 1800-today General Crime

Who is more likely to commit crime? Age, gender, family situation, class, race Functionalist explanation of differences Integration into “mainstream” society Conflict explanation Inequality and oppression

Differences in crime rates Differences over time in US Functionalist explanation Conflict explanation International differences Murder Other crimes

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Prison Trends in US Reasons prison might reduce crime Distinctiveness of United States http://www.prisonstudies.org/ Reasons prison might reduce crime Deterrence Rehabilitation Incapacitation

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