Crim J 205 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I Jail vs Prison II Women offenders Outline of Current Lecture I Juveniles and Discrimination II Juveniles as victims of crime III Property Crime Victimization IV Violent Crime V Findings Current Lecture I Juveniles and Discrimination a Lionel Tate African American boy who was convicted of 1st degree murder when he killed a 6 year old while demonstrating a wrestling move Sentenced to life without parole Sentence overturned in 2003 Sentence changed to time served b Nathaniel Brazill II 14 year old African American sentenced to 28 years without parole for killing his teacher Didn t deny shooting teacher however argued that he was only trying to scare him Tried as an adult and convicted of 2nd degree murder Juveniles as victims of crime a Information concerning the racial and ethnic trends in victimization III Property Crime Victimization a Juveniles vs adults These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute b African American juveniles have the highest property crime victimization rate c Juveniles with the following characteristics have a relatively high risk for property crime victimization IV African American Juveniles Juveniles living in urban areas Juveniles who live in the west Violent Crime a Overall violent victimization rates for African American Juveniles are similar b However African Americans and Hispanic Juveniles are more likely to be violent crime victims than whites c African American and Hispanic Juveniles are more likely to be victims of crimes committed with weapons than white juveniles d Research by Janet Lauritsen attempts to explain why African American and Hispanic Juveniles are more likely than whites to be victims of violent crime e Used data from National Crime Victimization Survey NCVS from 1995 V Findings a Juveniles more likely to be victims of a violent crime if they live in a singleparent household b Risk for violence higher for juveniles living in disadvantaged communities c Juveniles who are male face a higher risk of violence than young females d White African American and Hispanic males had roughly equal risks to stranger violence e Young white males had a lower risk of victimization for stranger violence in their own neighborhoods than African American and Hispanic males f African American girls faced much higher risks of non stranger violence than either Hispanic or White girls g Lauritsen used analytical techniques to control for individual family and community characteristics h Found that the racial ethnic differences were a reflection of community and family differences rather than race
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