distorted perception of crime Flashcards

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intro

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a 2022 apses study found across 28 countries…50%

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para one

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1)research shows that an estimated £190b of financial harm caused by wcc yet…compared to…
2)similarly in the us over 70% of crime segments…
3)law enforcement agencies may lack…according to NW3C its acknowledged wcc causes…

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1)in uk there’s been extensive media covereageon knife crime or gang crime late 2010s framing kc as escalating issue when data showed the opposite. For example, London only 1% rise in knife..media…result out of control fear
2)in uk smash and grab robberies in 2022…growing epidemic…data from national retail federation suggested retail crime not spiked…

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1)studies show that blacks disproprt portrayed as perp in media even tho they vics of crime at higher or similar rates.
2)the British crime survey has shown around 40% vics of dv are men…underreported cos societal steryos.
3) us BOJS shows while blacks make up approx 13% pop they account for round 25% arrest for vc.

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1)in England and Wales despite overall crime decreasing societal focus remains disprop fixed on vc like…for instance, 2019 8% of crime classed as ‘violence against the person’ by police yet dom…
2)in us fib ucr program focuses heavily on vc while property crime, making up majority of offences, got lil attention.

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