CORRECT Answers
Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) - CORRECT ANSWER - most widely used and cited
official measures of crime in the U.S.
Part I Crimes - CORRECT ANSWER - violent crimes: murder, rape, assault, robbery;
property crimes: burglary, larceny, auto-theft, arson
Part II crimes - CORRECT ANSWER - Fraud, kidnapping, drug offenses
4 points why the UCR can be inaccurate - CORRECT ANSWER - - voluntary system of
data collection (police departments can adjust their figures to enhance their image)
- the ability of individual cops to adjust the crime rate. Cop can refrain from arresting or
reporting incidents.
- many offenses are not brought to the attention of police.
-UCR data is restricted to only part I crimes.
alternative to UCR= public surveys - CORRECT ANSWER -
victimization surveys - CORRECT ANSWER - surveys to the public carried to measure
the level of criminal victimization in society
Victimization survey results - CORRECT ANSWER - cop's data only reflected half of the
societal crime
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) - CORRECT ANSWER - panel surveys of
households drawn from across the US. surveyed repeatedly over a specific period.
NCVS audience - CORRECT ANSWER - contact same households every 6 months.