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Studying Deviance
- Official Statistics
- Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs)
Numerical data Government money
for normal jobs
- Sociological categories of crime
- Property Crimes
- Burglary -
Vandalism
- Arson -
Theft
- Burglary -
Vandalism
- Arson -
Theft
- Crimes Against the Person
- Robbery -
Rape -
Murder -
Assault
- Robbery -
Rape -
Murder -
Assault
- Victimless Crimes
- Drugs -
Sex -
Gambling
- Drugs -
Sex -
Gambling
- Property Crimes
- Stengths
- Fast -
Cheap -
Longitudinal
- Breadth
- Fast -
Cheap -
Longitudinal
- Breadth
- Weaknesses
- Validity -
Change - Data
Gathering -
Self
interpretation
- Validity -
Change - Data
Gathering -
Self
interpretation
- Uniform Crime Reports (UCRs)
Numerical data Government money
for normal jobs
- Career Of Crime
- Unrecognized -
Unreported -
Unrecorded
- Unrecognized -
Unreported -
Unrecorded
- Survey and Field Research
- Survey Research most
popular
- Four Steps -
Questionnaire
- Sampling -
Mode of
Administration
- Coding &
Analysis
- Four Steps -
Questionnaire
- Sampling -
Mode of
Administration
- Coding &
Analysis
- Field Research
- Participant observation field research
- Four Features -
Choose
topic/personal bio -
Gaining Entree -
Forging trust -
Developing Analysis
- Four Features -
Choose
topic/personal bio -
Gaining Entree -
Forging trust -
Developing Analysis
- Participant observation field research
- Survey Research most
popular
- Child Abuse Reporting
- Laws to report maltreatment -
Reportable condition expanded
- Report -
Physical abuse -
Sexual Abuse -
Physical neglect
- Exploitation -
Emotional
maltreatment
- Due to reporting
Laws child neglect
deaths have fallen
from 300-5000 per
year to 1000
annually
- Unreported cases
- 500,000 cases
unreported (1986) -
2,000 with observable
signs - 100,000 with
moderate signs - 30,000
sexually abuses
- 500,000 cases
unreported (1986) -
2,000 with observable
signs - 100,000 with
moderate signs - 30,000
sexually abuses
- Unsubstantiated Reports
- 60 to 65 closed finding of unfounded -
700,000 families investigated of unfounded
reports - Case workers overwhelmed 25%
to 50% death of children previously known
- 60 to 65 closed finding of unfounded -
700,000 families investigated of unfounded
reports - Case workers overwhelmed 25%
to 50% death of children previously known
- Laws to report maltreatment -
Reportable condition expanded
- Survey of Sexual Behavior of Americans
- Skepticism about national
survey of sex behavior
- Hard to find
participants- wont
answer honestly -
Marginalized - Little
prior research -
Exceptions are
adolescene
- Hard to find
participants- wont
answer honestly -
Marginalized - Little
prior research -
Exceptions are
adolescene
- National Health and Social Life Survey
- Probability sampling used -
No other scientifically
acceptable way
- Every sample produces a
slightly different estimate -
Subpopulations become
important determinant of
sample size
- Probability sampling used -
No other scientifically
acceptable way
- Gaining Cooperation The Response Rate
- No survey is able to get every sampling -
Face-to-face 75% of target - Missing 25%
pose a serious issue of reliability
- 75% do not lead to biased results
- NHSLS study response rate of
80% but was expensive
- No survey is able to get every sampling -
Face-to-face 75% of target - Missing 25%
pose a serious issue of reliability
- Skepticism about national
survey of sex behavior
