Which of the following was not one of the main ways in which the old UCR definition of rape was biased?

a. It did not allow for rapes by male offenders
b. It did not count nonvaginal sexual assault as rape
c. It did not allow for the rape of male victims
d. It did not count rapes that omitted direct physical force


Answer: a

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