Discuss the Uniform Crime Reports and National Crime Victimization Survey. Discuss how they are similar. Discuss how they differ

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should address the point that the UCR only includes offenses known to the police. The NCVS includes offenses not reported to the police. The UCR and NCVS both try to give a picture as to how much crime actually occurs.

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Which American law enforcement agency has led the way in its training of officers for the better use of procedural justice?

a. the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) b. the Chicago Police Department c. the New York Police Department (NYPD) d. the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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Terrorism conducted by governments against their own people or persons in other countries is termed ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Searching baggage at a bust stop or train station and questioning passengers is:

A) called a clean sweep. B) called a bus sweep. C) called a roundup. D) legal only with ?probable cause. E) legal only if ?plain view circumstances exist.

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What are some of the arguments against the use of hypnosis during court testimony?

What will be an ideal response?

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