Uniform Crime Report (UCR) was produced in 1929 and is used to give an annual report about major crime in the United States that is submitted to the FBI’s or state UCR Program. The crime data is collected when people report crimes. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the UCR is a “Regularly publish or contribute to a series of statistical crime reports and publications, detailing specific offenses and outlining trends that can help you better understand crime threats both nationally and locally.”
A big issued with the UCR program is that the data that is gathered is by people who report to the Police about a crime, as I mentioned earlier, but there are victims who are afraid to report to them or believe that nothing can be done …show more content…
Part I offenses consist of murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault (a threat or attempt to hurt and injury someone using a weapon or if medical attention is needed due to the assault), burglary, larceny-theft (attempt to take or have taken someone else’s property), motor vehicle theft (if someone tries or have stolen a motor vehicle), and arson (burning a building to receive insurance payment or to hide another crime). Part II offenses are less serious crimes that are collected not by police reports, but by arrests. These offenses consist of fraud, vandalism, drug-law violation, gambling, public drunkenness and so on. Part II offenses are also known as “simple assault”.
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is part of the UCR. It’s a program that provides a “Nationwide view of crime based on the submission of crime information by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.” according to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. NIBRS was created in 1988. Before the UCR was “summary based” but according to the textbook it is now “incident driven.” Basically it is a new and updated …show more content…
The National Crime Victim Survey is a survey that interviews people about the number of crimes they have been victimized by in the past six months. The way the survey is done is by selecting certain households and having them take these surveys. The survey asks the people to describe themselves such as, their race, sex, income etc. There are a couple of flaws with the NCVS for example the people who are murdered wouldn’t be able to take the survey or with victims who went through rough experiences can go through psychological issues like memory loss.
In today’s society there has been a focus on a special category of crime. These crimes consist of crime against women (crimes such as date rape, stalking, abuse and etc.), crime against elderly, hate crime (race, disabilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion), corporate or white-collar crime (crimes committed by respected business men/women in attempt to seek more money and they commit fraud), organized crime (mafia), gun crime, drug crime, cybercrime, and terrorism. These crimes have been a focus for the UCR and NCVS to help and understand what can be
A big issued with the UCR program is that the data that is gathered is by people who report to the Police about a crime, as I mentioned earlier, but there are victims who are afraid to report to them or believe that nothing can be done …show more content…
Part I offenses consist of murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault (a threat or attempt to hurt and injury someone using a weapon or if medical attention is needed due to the assault), burglary, larceny-theft (attempt to take or have taken someone else’s property), motor vehicle theft (if someone tries or have stolen a motor vehicle), and arson (burning a building to receive insurance payment or to hide another crime). Part II offenses are less serious crimes that are collected not by police reports, but by arrests. These offenses consist of fraud, vandalism, drug-law violation, gambling, public drunkenness and so on. Part II offenses are also known as “simple assault”.
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is part of the UCR. It’s a program that provides a “Nationwide view of crime based on the submission of crime information by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.” according to the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. NIBRS was created in 1988. Before the UCR was “summary based” but according to the textbook it is now “incident driven.” Basically it is a new and updated …show more content…
The National Crime Victim Survey is a survey that interviews people about the number of crimes they have been victimized by in the past six months. The way the survey is done is by selecting certain households and having them take these surveys. The survey asks the people to describe themselves such as, their race, sex, income etc. There are a couple of flaws with the NCVS for example the people who are murdered wouldn’t be able to take the survey or with victims who went through rough experiences can go through psychological issues like memory loss.
In today’s society there has been a focus on a special category of crime. These crimes consist of crime against women (crimes such as date rape, stalking, abuse and etc.), crime against elderly, hate crime (race, disabilities, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and religion), corporate or white-collar crime (crimes committed by respected business men/women in attempt to seek more money and they commit fraud), organized crime (mafia), gun crime, drug crime, cybercrime, and terrorism. These crimes have been a focus for the UCR and NCVS to help and understand what can be