Perceptions of Crimes

Paper Summary:

This paper is a study that provides information on the varying perceptions of crime, which is contingent upon gender and race. The author describes his sample size of 200 tenants in a housing community, selected due to the varying races and the percentage of males and females and explains that the questionnaire provides information about the gender, race and the questions asked, which determine the perception of particular 'white collar crime' by the individual questioned. The author also details the study method and processes, and uses SPSS software to analyze the data collected. The paper also includes tables.

From the Paper:

"From there it has been determined that crime has continued to capture the attention even though there has been a decrease in the number of crimes over the past decade. While this has been stated, a lot of attention has been paid to the propitious drop in the nation's crime rates. The rate of incarceration has been increased and has been considered one of the key factors behind this drop despite the fact that a number of notable criminologists disagree. This paper has brought out the fact that incarceration is one of the major consequences for youth and young adults arrested for committing violent crimes."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Calavita, K. (1990). Employer Sanctions Violations: Toward a Dialectical Model of White-Collar Crime. Law & Society Review, 24(4), 1041-1069
• Delgado, M. (2001). Where Are All the Young Men and Women of Color?: Capacity Enhancement Practice in the Criminal Justice System. New York: Columbia University Press.
• Herzog, S. (2003). The Relationship between Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness and Support for Plea-Bargaining Practices in Israel: A Factorial-Survey Approach. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 94(1), 103+.
• Knepper, P. (2000). Chapter 2 the Alchemy of Race and Crime Research. In The System in Black and White: Exploring the Connections between Race, Crime, and Justice, Markowitz, M. W. & Jones-Brown, D. D. (Eds.) (pp. 15-27). Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
• Markowitz, M. W. & Jones-Brown, D. D. (Eds.). (2000). The System in Black and White: Exploring the Connections between Race, Crime, and Justice. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

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