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Crime Counts: methods, Trends, and Correlates

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Sociology 225 (SOC225)

Institution
University Of Alberta (UofA)

Module 2 of soc 225 objectives: the relevance of crime typologies strength and weaknesses of methods of data collection uniform crime/ victimization survey/ self-report amount and types of crime in Canada

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Definition of crime
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How to count these behaviours Methods,
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©2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.

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, Learning Objectives
. Understand the relevance of crime typologies to
the discussion of crime presented.
. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the
various methods of collecting data.
. Compare and contrast the Uniform Crime
Reports, victimization surveys and self-report
surveys.
. Provide an overview of the amount and types of
crime in Canada.
. Discuss some of the general characteristics of
criminals.

©2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.

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