Crime Victimization

Akers & Sellers (2013) noted that there are various common theories that are pertinent to the study of crime as the extents of crime explanations range from the genetic/biological through to the economic and social perspective. Howitt (2012) divided these theories into four categories: macro-level or societal theories; locality or community level theories; group and socialisation influence theories; and individual level theories. This essay first describes the major theories of crime in the discussion section, which also discusses the impacts of crime at the individual and societal level, followed by conclusion based on the previous discussion.

National Crime Victimization Survey use to be named the National Crime Survey. In 1973 the Bureau of Justice Statistics have given the National Crime Victimization to every household 49,000 to 77,500 twice a year. It has the ability to cover the rate of reoccurrence of crime which include the consequences and the characteristics of victimization. There are certain kinds of crimes that the NCVS highpoint information like larceny, rape, burglary and motor vehicle. Each year the United States Census randomly selects household for interviews. The Uniform Crime Report is working together with National Crime Victimization Survey. Formerly the NCVS is designed to handle account that is partially about victim information also it is about crimes that has been non reporting. The survey is the one of the

Through my understanding, I don’t believe that the Uniform Crime Report and the National Crime Victimization Survey report at the same rate. The UCR takes data that is reported from local law enforcement agencies, sent to the FBI and compiles a summary that is released for public viewing. The NCVS sends out surveys that allows individuals to report crimes, that they may have not, otherwise. While there is a likelihood that many victims will not report their crimes, overall, the majority do report, allowing for a greater number of accurate reports being delivered.

The UCR, Uniform Crime Reports and NCVS, National Crime Victimization Survey are designed to gather data on the national crime rates in the United States. The UCR collects and reports raw figures on the crime rates per 100,000, the changes in crime rates and clearance rates. NCVS provides information about victims, offenders, and crimes, such as weapon used, time and place of occurrence as well as nature of injury.

​The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) was formulated by the federal government’s Bureau of Justice Statistics to address non-reported issues by victims in the United States, according to the textbook. Many people are victim of crimes that are not reported to the proper authorities for whatever reason. Other potential crimes are also reported to the NCVS whereas citizen was almost victimized. The crime trends are used to categorize the incident, victim, and location of the criminal act or potential harmful act.

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), every year a survey called the National Crime Victimization Survey collects data on non-fatal crimes (BJS, 2015). The BJS conduct this survey every year to find out how many personal crimes are being committed and how many of those crimes are being reported or not reported. Personal crimes can range from rape to robbery to burglary to larceny. The last important thing to note here is that the survey gathers information about the offender, this includes sex, race, and age. Some discrepancy that my come up is that the information that this survey gathers is from a sample of only 90,000 household and approximately 160,000 people. One question to ask would be where were the houses chosen from,

From the day our government began to keep an accounting of criminal activity, there have been arguments over crime statistics. The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Self-Report Surveys (SRS), and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are three methods in which the government collects data, and monitors criminal activity in the United States. The Uniform Crime Reports, Self-Report Surveys, and the National Crime Victimization Survey each have both positive and negative attributes that have influenced different aspects of society.

The National Crime Victimization Survey is a yearly self-report survey that is a nationally representative sample for the United States. This is 38,000 households who are replaced every three years to different household. This is about 68,000 people. The interviews have many questions and take place twice a year.

man pointed a gun at the boy, the boy shot the man. Who knows what could have happened if this boy didn’t have a gun. Him and all three of his young siblings could have been shot and killed. Guns save lives, and in a nation that already has more than 200 million guns, gun control does little other than make the work of rapists, robbers, murderers and psychos easier. When faced with gun control laws, the law abiding citizen has no choice other than to disarm or become an outlaw, but people with bad intentions are faced with no such moral dilemma.

Throughout chapter 2, the main focus was types of crime and how they are reported/kept track of. In order to keep track of crime rates, Uniform Crime Reports (UCRS) and National Crime Victimization Surveys are used. Both of them have their positives and negatives. Uniform Crime Reports for instance, are beneficial because it keeps track of major crimes that have happened. It tracks the offenses such as Murder, Rape, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, Larson, and Auto Theft. Since murder is hard to get away with, it has a very accurate number when showing the statistics for that crime. On the other hand, half the crimes that happen go unreported like rape, theft, and assault. That is where the National Crime Victimization Surveys come in handy. The

Have you ever thought of using Victimology in a non-Criminal Justice job? Yes, my purpose of taking this class is to learn new information and use it in a non-criminal job position. As a nurse, you deal with different types of victims and not all victims are a result of a criminal act. Our book defines victim as a person who suffers physical, emotional, and financial harm because of illegal activity. Which is true, but furthermore, a victim can be a person in an auto accident, a house fire, a victim of cancer or a child that is repeatedly bullied at school every day. I believe these are examples of victims that are not a result of criminal or illegal

Most individuals will experience some form of crime in their lifetime. This crime can range from civil or violent. Civil crime cases are cases that involve private citizens or companies in a dispute over money, contract agreements, divorce, child support, etc. Criminal cases are separated into three categories: infractions cases, which would consist of traffic tickets, misdemeanors cases such as shoplifting, and felony cases, which would consist of violent crimes committed against another person such as rape, domestic violence, and armed robbery.

Victimology, or the study of victims, especially crime victims, has created new categories of victims that had not been previously noted. What are typically known as “street crimes”, such as rape, robbery, murder, and assault, have been identified as crimes since the biblical era, and the victims of such crimes have long been identifiable (Karmen, 2013). It has been the advances in the field of Victimology, and the questions which have been asked, that have identified new types of crime, and with these new crimes, come new types of victims. As social mores change, and new issues emerge, new categories of crime victims will be identified, and each new group of victims will present a new group of issues, which will need to be addressed. As these new groups of victims are identifies, victimologist will be tasked with asking the questions needed, so that the process of how these groups became victims, and be identified, and studied, in hopes of preventing future victimization.

For the purpose of this assignment we are going to focus on the high rates of crime amount young people in Calumet City. Three intervention steps can be taken to address the high crime rates in Calumet City. The first intervention step is to collect data in Calumet City regarding the types of crime and rates between individuals of ages twelve to twenty-five. The second intervention step would be to survey community members regarding the needs of community. According to Ecosystems theory it is important to understand the different systems in an environment (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p.140). Ecosystem theory emphases in the different perspective that community members have regarding social systems such as “law enforcement, school and employers” (Kirst-Ashman & Hull, 2015, p.140). Obtaining the opinions of community members such as the quality of programs such as law, school, and availability of recreational services will help identify what programs are need in the community. A third intervention step would be to identify community assets that are currently addressing crime in Calumet City. Assets can be community organizations or even individuals with social influence in the community. It will also be important to identify current after school programs offered to youth.

The deviant place theory deals strictly with a specific area known as the “bad” areas. Living in a neighborhood with low income or conditions showing bad reputations exhibits big roles of said crimes and deviance. These types of neighborhoods have all kinds of individuals that move in and move out consistently. Because replacements of people occur in this location, then it “fits” the location itself as being deviant and portraying bad behaviors. These type of neighborhoods involve the poor, overcrowded, less supervised, higher conflicts, etc. – which forces individuals to manage relations with one another and to their physical surroundings of the location. (1990) This “bad” area exposes its own dangerous location and makes an individual more susceptible to becoming a victim of a crime. This victimization is not coming from the victim itself, but rather the result of being in such “bad” areas. Gangs are a great example of a deviant neighborhood that would therefore come with a greater crime rate. The only way not to become a victim of this deviant location would be to move from said