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Since 1930,the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has been responsible for collecting and publishing the arrest data from police agencies in the United States.This is called the ________.

A) Uniform Crime Reports
B) National Crime Victimization Survey
C) National Incident Based Reporting System
D) Monitoring the Future Survey

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Robbery and burglary are types of property crime.

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Larceny is an example of a ___________.

One of the major weaknesses of the NCVS is its inability to capture the dark figure of crime.This is something the UCR gives us a much better picture of.

In June 2013,Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was indicated on 30 counts related to using weapons of mass destruction to commit murder in an act of terrorism.This is an example of a ________.

The most common category of crime is __________.

What does the UCR reveal about crime rates?

One of the most influential longitudinal studies on at-risk behaviors and youth is the ________.National Youth Survey Family Study (NYSFS) .

Self-report studies typically involve one of three populations: at-risk or general populations,offenders involved in the criminal justice process,and convicted offenders that are either incarcerated or are participating in a community-based sanction.

According to the text,crimes are organized into six categories: violent offenses,property offenses,status offenses,victimless crimes,white-collar offenses,and crimes against the government.

In the UCR,Type 1 crimes include information for eight separate offenses are divided into these two categories.

What is NIBRS? How does NIBRS data offer a more complete understanding of criminal offending in the United States?

Many people challenge whether drug use is a victimless crimes.Why is this?

Sherry entered the home of April with the intent of taking property without permission.This is the crime of _______,which is a __________.

What is the UCR? What can it tell us about crime?

A crime rate is calculated by taking number of people in the population and dividing it by the number of crimes.Then,take this answer and multiply it by 100,000.

What are the six different categories of crime? Provide two examples of each category.

What is the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study?

__________ data allow us to compare how crime changes over time,by comparing arrest data over a specific time frame or from 1 year to the next.

________ divides its data into three themes: crimes against persons,crimes against property,and crimes against society.