Criminal Justice: A brief Introduction Chapter 2 Terms Exam
Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) - Answer -A statistical reporting program run by the FBI's criminal justice information Services division. Provides an annual overview of major crime in the US.
National Crime Victimization Survey - Answer -An annual survey of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal investigation-especially unreported victimization-in the US.
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Answer -A US department of justice agency responsible for the collection of criminal justice data, including the annual National Crime Victimization Survey
Crime Index - Answer -Part I offenses. Summed the occurrences 7 major offenses: of murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft
National Incident Based Reporting System - Answer -An incident based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence. NIBRS data are replacing the kinds of summary data that have traditional been provided by the FBIS UCR Program.
Violent Crimes - Answer -Murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property Crimes - Answer -Burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Clearance Rate - Answer -Refers to the proportion of reported crimes that have been "solved".
Murder - Answer -The unlawful killing of one human being by another
Part I offenses - Answer -A UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Forcible rape - Answer -The carnal knowledge that the rape it is against their will.
Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) - Answer -A statistical reporting program run by the FBI's criminal justice information Services division. Provides an annual overview of major crime in the US.
National Crime Victimization Survey - Answer -An annual survey of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal investigation-especially unreported victimization-in the US.
Bureau of Justice Statistics - Answer -A US department of justice agency responsible for the collection of criminal justice data, including the annual National Crime Victimization Survey
Crime Index - Answer -Part I offenses. Summed the occurrences 7 major offenses: of murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny theft, and motor vehicle theft
National Incident Based Reporting System - Answer -An incident based reporting system that collects detailed data on every single crime occurrence. NIBRS data are replacing the kinds of summary data that have traditional been provided by the FBIS UCR Program.
Violent Crimes - Answer -Murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property Crimes - Answer -Burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Clearance Rate - Answer -Refers to the proportion of reported crimes that have been "solved".
Murder - Answer -The unlawful killing of one human being by another
Part I offenses - Answer -A UCR/NIBRS offense group used to report murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Forcible rape - Answer -The carnal knowledge that the rape it is against their will.
