What is meant by the Ecology of Crime? What is Expressive Crime? What is an Instrumental Crime?

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Week III CRJ 225: Introduction to Criminology Unit 1 – Chapter 2: The Nature and Extent of Crime (Part II) CRIME TRENDS The term trend refers to the tendency for activities to shift and/or change overtime. Studies have indicated that there was an increase in the crime rate in the United States (especially violent crimes) from 1830 to 1860. This continued for 15 years following the Civil War. From 1880 up to WWI, the number of crimes decreased up until the Depression (about 1930), when another wave of crime was recorded. As measured by the UCR, crime rates gradually increased following the 1930s until the 1960s, when the rate became much greater. However, the homicide rate declined during this time period. Bel