Crime Related Issues Beach Police in 1922 Source: History in Pictures

Should people without homes be legally forced off the streets? Sociological Imagination Private Troubles Public Issues Source: Odd Stuff Magazine

Measurement of Crime Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Annual data includes reported violent and property crime Compiled by the FBI and based on data from federal, state, and local agencies Includes crimes reported to law enforcement agencies and police reporting Not all agencies define crimes in the same manner Source: History in Pictures

Measurement of Crime National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Annual survey data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics – 100,000 randomly selected households Attempts to identify crime victims to measure committed crimes Relies on respondents reporting which may be flawed Does not include all crimes Source: National Public Radio

Measurement of Crime Age People ages 15-19 are twice as likely to be arrested as people ages 35-39 Teens and young adults are more likely to be victims of violent crime than older adults Sex Males are twice as likely to commit property crimes and five times more likely to commit violent crimes Males are 16% more likely to be victims of violent crime than females Race and Ethnicity Blacks are 2.7 times more likely to be arrested for property crimes and four times more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than whites Racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to be victims of crime Social Class Poor people are viewed with less respect and so are more likely to be viewed as criminals The lower the household income, the more likely one is a crime victim Source: Brent and Lewis, 2014

Social Structure and Crime Trends in Corrections Recidivism Open Prison Model Source: History in Pictures

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