Outline and discuss the NIBRS system. Who compiles the NIBRS? How does this system compare to the UCR and the NCVS? What are the purposes of NIBRS, and how does it contribute to the understanding of victimization?
What will be an ideal response?
The NIBRS addresses some of the deficiencies in the collection of data for the UCR. The hierarchy rule of the UCR is removed. There are 46 crimes covered, as opposed to the eight index crimes covered in the UCR. Distinctions are made between attempts and successful completion of crimes, where in the UCR they were tabulated into one category. The data is still collected by police departments and sent to the FBI. It is becoming more similar to the NCVS in that it is not tracking victimization data never tabulated in the UCR, such as victim demographics, type of injury suffered, whether there was a relationship to the offender, and other variables of concern in aggravated assault and homicide cases. We obtain more information about murder through the NIBRS than any other data collection source.
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