Both the Uniform Crime Reports and the National Crime Victimization Surveys attempt to measure crime rates and victimization in the United States, but each is compiled using different methods and sources. Describe how each of the two measurements is compiled and discuss ways in which the two may compliment the other.

What will be an ideal response?


Responses will vary

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Electronic and mail are methods of ______ research.

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

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In most criminal cases, the parties—especially defense counsel—will ask the court that certain instructions be used. Which of the following options are available to the court with regard to these instructions?

a. Refuse to give the instructions b. Modify the instructions c. Give the instructions d. All of the answers are correct.

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Incorporation of social, personal, and developmental factors into complex explanations of human behavior is presented through what theory?

What will be an ideal response?

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Peter and Paul were both taken into police custody after they were caught joy-riding in a car that had been reported stolen. While being interrogated, Peter and Paul expressed that they did not feel what they did was so wrong, which suggests a lack of

a. self-awareness b. self-control c. self-regulation d. self-worth

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