National Crime Victimization Survey

The 2013 National Victimization Survey conducted by Mexico’s National Institute for Statistics estimated that only twelve percent of crimes are reported by Mexican citizens; almost sixty-two percent of victims said they did not report crimes because they did not trust the authorities or because they thought it was a waste of time. March 2014 survey on urban public security also found that 70.2% of the respondents said that the police were ineffective or barely effective in preventing crime. The…

he gathered data from violent crimes to show how effective guns were at defending. He says, “Over the period from 2007-2011, when roughly six million nonfatal violent crimes occurred each year, data from the National Crime Victimization Survey show that the victim did not defend with a gun in 99.2% of these incidents.” This is a very interesting piece of evidence that could be key for pro gun control supporters. At a stunning 99.2% of those involved in a violent crime did not use a firearm to…

it? Anti gun control organizations such as the NRA believe that guns are the solution when they are just the opposite. Study after study demonstrates that gun ownership leads to more crime, “For every 1 percent increase in gun ownership, a state’s firearm homicide rate jumped by 0.9 percent.” Since there is no survey at the state level that measures gun ownership, researchers estimated these numbers by the number of suicides by firearms, because there is a strong correlation between gun…

believe that sexual assault is not a major problem within our social atmosphere, the reality is that sexual assault is a serious social and public health issue today. Furthermore, sexual victimization is commonly associated with a wide range of short and long-term physiological consequences. According to national surveys, one in six women will experience attempted or completed rape at some time throughout their life. Despite the resources available to victims such as rape kits, RAINN, crisis…

integral role in crime. Unfortunately, what came out of Hentig’s victim tunnel vision was what is now referred to as ‘victim blaming’ which is “the notion that somehow victims contribute to their own victimization” (Winterdyk & Cale, 2016). Victimization has been a column of rape culture because it leads to the nasty practice of telling women that they had a fault in their own assault. Winterdyk and Cale recorded…

Through the Publics Eyes: Law Enforcement “Stop, police!” A common phrase found in many people’s homes, coming from their television, nearly every night of the week. It seems that included in many people’s repertoire of television shows, cop shows are most definitely included. These television shows about law enforcement reinforce the public’s positive view of reality, but also create can stereotypes that result in strong but mostly uninformed opinions. But do these stereotypes in these shows…

gathering methods to the UCR it is estimated that only 40 percent of crimes are reported to the police (Siegel 32). Another way to look at the above statistic is by stating that only 2 of 5 crimes are reported. This is a significant under representation of the actual amount of crimes that occur. In addition to a low report rate, there is additional errors made by police reports. Even though the definitions of the reported crimes by the FBI are the same for each police department, the department…

http://libproxy.txstate.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.libproxy.txstate.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=105330209&site=eds-live&scope=site National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). (2017). Retrieved from http://ncadv.org/learn-more/statistics National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 2010 Summary Report. National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention, Atlanta, GA, and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and…

lightly and turn their heads to the situation. If everybody lends a hand to take a stand then this is a social issue that not only will be corrected but also taken more seriously. There has to be a way to fight this crime, and yes I call bullying a crime because these are one of the few crimes that can be committed on different levels and can cause the same effects, or worst result in death. There are different forms of bullying I will be talking about and its not only dealing with the common…

Gun Violence Assault rifles should be banned. Statistics of how many people have died from gun violence, 1999-2011. Inserting image... �What Is Gun Violence� Gun violence is when someone uses a gun on another person. Not all gun violence is considered criminal. Criminal violence includes homicide (unless its justifiable), assault with a deadly weapon, and suicide, or attempted suicide depending on the state. Non-criminal gun violence includes accidental or…