crim exam 2

part 1 property offenses

part 2 property offenses

property crime UCR

property crime NCVS

property crime geographical trends

social organization of property crime

career criminal

occasional criminals

conventional criminals

most common property crime

larceny variation

shoplifting types (motivates and characteristics)

costs of larceny/theft

larceny lamatur vs occupational

burglary amateurs vs professionals

key players in burglary

what’s matters for most burglars

what doesn’t matter to burglars

theories explaining behaviors

Sutherlands five charatcdertcis of criminal organization

motor vehicle theft (all types and distinctions between them)

arson (motivations/type)

vandalism

booster

snitch

fence

mark

  General explanations of property crime:

o   Cultural explanations (emphasis on economic success)

o   Techniques of neutralization o   Economic deprivation and unemployment. o   Routine activities and social process factors o   Property crime for the thrill

Violent crime part 1 offenses

violent crime part 2 offenses

extent of robbery in the US

robbery trends over time and demographics

robbery victim offender relationship

classification of robbers

professional, opportunistic, addict, alcoholics

professional

opportunistic

addict

alcoholics

robbery anomie theory

Robbery RAT theory

Robbery non-monetary motivation

carjacking

special kind of robbery

extent, demographics

why aggravated assault and murder have similar patterns

first degree homicide

second degree homicide

voluntary vs involuntary

types of murders

typical, hitman, mass, spree, serial

typical murderers

hitman murderers

mass murderers

spree murderers

serial killers

homicide demographics

stranger vs non stranger violence

macro violence explanation

subculture of violence framework

subcultures of violence critiques

subculture of violence

·Violence as reaction to extreme socioeconomic disadvantage, social isolation and legal cynicism

how structures influence culture of violence

disadvantaged neighborhoods —> subculture of violence —> high rates of violence

structural inequality explanation

expressive vs instrumental violence - false dichotomy

situational explanation of violence (Luckenbill)

initimate partner violence (IPV)

forcible rape legacy

forcible rape revised

sexual assault

limitations of official data IPV

Role of the VAWA (1994) – funding investigations, prosecution of VAW

alternative methods for estimating IPV

generally a self-report survey

prevalence of violence against women

1 in 3

IPV prevalence findings

1 in 4 women, 1 in 10 m en

rape prevalence finds

1 in 5

Trends over time for both IPV and Rape/SA

demographics correlates of IPV

Age, class, race/ethnicity (findings re: seeking help/assistance), marital status

demographic correlates of sexual violence

Age, V-O relationship, circtumstances/outcomes

misperceptions of rape

Rape types – understand the categories/characteristics, estimates – but also recognize the drawbacks/limitations of this research

rape types

theoretical expansions for violence against women

rape prone vs rape free culture Lyndsay Anderson