Putting Deviance in Perspective: Some Statistics on Crime (2:51) ‘Canadas crime rate lowest in decades’
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Reporting bias in Crime Statistics Police statistics under-reported to pad stats Reporting of crime is inconsistent from place to place and from time to time Eg- Domestic violence in Winnipeg: reported incidents in 1996 reported incidents Reporting bias? Its an English study but you get the point…
Copyright © 2004 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Are you surprised by these stats?
Copyright © 2004 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada What about these stats?
Gender & Crime Men make up over 80% of those charged with crime They are more involved in violent crime and major property offences From , the percentage of offences committed by women increased from 9 % to 18% Why do you think males commit more crime? Why do you think this stat is evolving?
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Incarceration Rates in Various Countries (Nelson, 2004)
Some International Homicide Rates (Nelson, 2004)