Author Question: The police chief explains that there are problems with the UCR crime data. What is the biggest ... (Read 65 times)

londonang · **on:** Aug 12, 2018

The police chief explains that there are problems with the UCR crime data. What is the biggest potential problem with the validity of UCR crime data?

a. Only violent crimes are counted in the UCR data.
b. Only property crimes are counted in the UCR data.
c. Many serious crimes are not reported to police and therefore are not counted in the UCR.
d. The UCR only counts crimes reported by people 18 years of age or older.

Question 2

Repeat burglars may return to strike a previous target because:

a. police have not likely responded to the first burglary.
b. goods were observed that could not be removed the first time.
c. nosy neighbors are too frightened to call the police.
d. a known target provides a hideout if escape routes are blocked.