On our third day of class, Professor Mcninch informed us that he will be out of town for the next two weeks, however guests speakers and presentations will be conducted by various federal government employees. Also, we went over Chapters 3 and 4.
Chapter 3- Defining and measuring crime
1. Crimes are classified into three different areas: crimes against persons, crimes against property and crimes against public order.
2. Criminal homicide- “homi”- man , “cide” kill; kill a person
3. Mercy killings, wars, self-defense, and surgery are examples of legal killings.
4. Murder- intentional killings
5. Manslaughter- causing a death recklessly or intentionally, under certain circumstances.
6. Recklessness- disregard of normal behavior
7. Simple assault- making someone afraid; actions intended to injure another person
8. Aggravated assault- actions intended to seriously hurt or even cause death to another person
9. Robbery- using force to steal or take possessions of others
10. Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) - data for FBI that keeps track of all the crimes in the U.S.
Chapter 4- Perpetrators and Victims of Crime
1. In 1985, the definition of sexual assault, changed dramatically. Which therefore increased crime rates because certain actions were now called sexual assault. (i.e. date rape)
2. Bowers v. Hardwick Case, during the 1980s two men were arrested for practicing sodomy. They challenged the courts regarding the issue of intruding into others sexual activity.
3. Time and people change, therefore so do the laws.
4. In the recent 30 years, there have been many laws created to protect both women and children.
5. The FBI Uniform Crime Reports gathers information of those arrested.
6. Intimate partner violence- partner abuse; physical assaults between those intimate or romantic relationships, such as former spouses or boyfriends and girlfriends.
7. Other than rape, mostly men are victims of violent crimes.
8. Asians have the lowest (of any ethnic or racial groups) victimization rate in the United States
9. Crime profiling- used to have better understanding and preventing crime; to investigate crime incidents in order to distinct the qualities of a victim, offender and situations
10. Crime scene profiling- to investigate the place, time, and physical evidence of a crime scene
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