Discuss the social patterns of crime

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Victimization is patterned geographically and socio-demographically, with most of the patterns similar to those for criminality. Victimization rates are lower for whites, women (except for rape and domestic violence), older people, and the non-poor than for their counterparts. Victimization rates for young African-American males are especially high. Males have a higher victimization rate than females, especially becoming homicide victims. Native Americans in fact have the highest victimization rate for violent crime.

Criminal Justice

You might also like to view...

The nominal value of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expressed in

A) base-year dollars. B) constant dollars. C) inflation-adjusted prices. D) none of the above.

Criminal Justice

Why does the federal government not possess plenary legislative authority over the states?

What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice

David Matza and Gresham Sykes see the motivational thrust behind delinquent behavior as:

a. abnormal and derived from lower-class culture. b. abnormal and a rejection of conventional morality. c. normal and derived from lower-class culture. d. normal and derived from conventional morality.

Criminal Justice

Which of the following responses are covered under the rehabilitative umbrella?

a. Drug treatment b. School completion c. Job training d. Psychological counseling e. All of the above

Criminal Justice