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US Crime Indicators. 3 Major Crime Indicators (CRIME STATISTICS SOURCES) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) – Police Reports sent to FBI – Focuses on Crime Index,

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1 US Crime Indicators

2 3 Major Crime Indicators (CRIME STATISTICS SOURCES) Uniform Crime Report (UCR) – Police Reports sent to FBI – Focuses on Crime Index, and others – NIBRS

3 3 Major Crime Indicators National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) – Census interviews 160,000 “victims” twice annually – frequency, characteristics, & consequences of criminal victimization in US

4 3 Major Crime Indicators Self Report Survey (SRS) – Interviews of inmates, students, typically males – Detailed questionnaire, asking whether respondent committed a crime in specific time

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6 STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES U.C.R.N.C.V.S.S.R.S ____________ ____________ S W


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