What is the UCR? What can it tell us about crime?

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Key points include: The Uniform Crime Reports, one of the largest datasets on
crime in the United States, published by the FBI, compiles the arrest data from police
agencies in the United States, present the rates and volume of crime by offense type.
This data can show us rates of crime as well as characteristics of offenders.

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Which of the following is a similarity between civil lawsuits and criminal lawsuits?

A. Both are initiated by public prosecutors. B. Both are initiated by an individual or a corporation. C. Both refer to the accused party as the defendant. D. Both aim at preventing and prosecuting crimes.

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Misdemeanors are lesser offenses that may be punishable by a fine, ordinarily not to exceed $500, and/or imprisonment for no more than one year.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A fraudulent scheme, no matter its purpose or method, that uses either private or public delivery service is called _____

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following rights has not been incorporated?

a. The Fifth Amendment right to grand jury review b. The Second Amendment right to gun ownership c. The Sixth Amendment right to an attorney d. The First Amendment right to freedom of speech

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