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| What are the 4 Part I violent crimes? |
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| Murder, robbery, rape, aggrevated assult |
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| What are the 4 Part I propert crimes? |
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| Arson, motor vehicle theft, larceny, robbery |
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reliable
allow for trend analysis and comparisions over time
good measure of police activity |
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"Dark figure" of crime not assessed
Juveniles less likely to report
Many juveniles handled informally
Poor measure of status offences and victimless crimes
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| Why did crimes in 1980-early 1990s skyrocket? |
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Definition
single parent families
transience of society
gangs
tv and internet |
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Term
| Why did crime rates decrease from 1994-2003? |
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the puniive JJS (locked up longer, no on streets)
Society has changed its values (gang violenve, tv, internet "newness" wore off
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| What are the 3 developmental pathways in which progressively more serious behaviors are displayed? |
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- Authority conflict - stubborness before 12, then defiance and avoidance of authority
- Covert - minor covert acts, then property damage and moderate serious delinquency, then serious delinquency
- Overt - minor aggression, then fighting and violence
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| What are the most powerful predictors of individual violent criminality? |
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