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- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Communication/Introduction_to_Communication/Communication_in_the_Real_World_-_An_Introduction_to_Communication_Studies/02%3A_Communication_and_Perception/2.01%3A_Perception_ProcessThis page explains the perception process, highlighting how we select, organize, and interpret information. Key points include the influence of salience on selection and the importance of visual and a...This page explains the perception process, highlighting how we select, organize, and interpret information. Key points include the influence of salience on selection and the importance of visual and aural stimuli, needs, interests, and expectations. Information organization relies on patterns of proximity, similarity, and difference, while interpretation uses schemata based on past experiences and knowledge.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Human)/Introduction_to_Human_Geography%3A_A_Disciplinary_Approach_3e_(Gaves)/08%3A_Crime_and_Punishment/8.02%3A_Geography_of_PunishmentThis page discusses the reliance on punishment and incarceration in U.S. crime prevention, which has led to the highest incarceration rate worldwide. It highlights that American prisoners serve longer...This page discusses the reliance on punishment and incarceration in U.S. crime prevention, which has led to the highest incarceration rate worldwide. It highlights that American prisoners serve longer sentences for non-violent offenses and notes that the "war on drugs" and cultural attitudes towards stricter penalties contribute to rising prison populations.
- https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Human)/Introduction_to_Human_Geography%3A_A_Disciplinary_Approach_3e_(Gaves)/08%3A_Crime_and_Punishment/8.04%3A_CrimeMapping_and_AnalysisThis page explores the use of electronic crime data and GIS technology in law enforcement for crime mapping and analysis, emphasizing the role of neighborhood conditions in crime rates through Social ...This page explores the use of electronic crime data and GIS technology in law enforcement for crime mapping and analysis, emphasizing the role of neighborhood conditions in crime rates through Social Disorganization Theory. It discusses the Broken Windows Theory and its flawed application in Zero-Tolerance Policing, which linked minor offenses to serious crime, disproportionately affecting minority communities.
