Author Question: Compare and contrast Part I and Part II crimes of the UCR Reports. Part I offenses are crimes ... (Read 156 times)

mynx · **on:** Aug 17, 2018

Compare and contrast Part I and Part II crimes of the UCR Reports. Part I offenses are crimes reported by the FBI in the UCR and include murder,

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is meant by the dark figure of crime? Are there sources that help to reveal this dark figure? o The dark figure of crime is a term used to describe the actual amount of crime

What will be an ideal response?

Beatricemm · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

o rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft.

o Part I offenses are measured because of their seriousness and frequency.
o They give the FBI the crime picture in the United States.
o The majority of Part I offenses committed are property crimes.
o Part II offenses include misdemeanors and felonies.
o Part II offenses far outweigh Part I offenses.
o Part II offenses are only measured by arrest data.
Part II offenses include drug abuse violations, driving under the influence, fraud,
o vandalism, prostitution, gambling, and many more.

Answer to Question 2

that takes place.
o The figure is dark, or impossible to detect, because a great number of crimes
are never reported to the police.
o Victim surveys help reveal the actual amount of crime that occurs, but may not be reported to police.
For reasons of shame, embarrassment, lack of knowledge about the crime, or fear

o of reprisal, a victim may not report a crime to police, thus causing the dark figure of crime to exist.
o Higher victimization rates are revealed through victimization surveys than through the UCR, indicating the existence of the dark figure of crime.