Chapter 3 Flashcards
a belgian astronomer and mathematician. published a statistical analysis of crime in European countries
Adolphe Quetelet
Quetelet was the first to notice what
crime changes with seasons
violent crimes increase with hot weather
property crime increase in colder months
what law did Quetelet develop
thermic law
today, crime sources come from what 3 sources
uniform crime reporting program (UCR)
national incident based reporting system (NIBRS)
national crime victimization survey (NCVS)
part 1 crimes (violent)
murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault
part 1 crimes (property)
burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, arson
FARMLAMB
f- forcible rape a- aggravated assault r- robbery m- murder l- larceny/theft a- arson m- motor vehicle theft b- burglary
is a way of “counting” crime reports so that only the most serious crime is counted if more than one crime occurs in one incident
hierarchy rule
what are the three expectations of the hierarchy rule
justifiable homicide
motor vehicle theft
arson
a crime rate that can be compared over time and from one geographic location to another
UCR crime index
develops individual records for each reported crime incident and associated arrest
NIBRS
obtains information through surveys and interviews of victims
NCVS
murder and non-negligent man-slaughter
criminal homicide
penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim
forcible rape
the taking or attempting to take anything of value from a person or persons
robbery