Describe how the Uniform Crime Report is compiled and the validity concerns associated with this method of measuring crime
What will be an ideal response?
The FBI collects arrest data from police departments in the United States and publishes crime rates each year. The UCR contains information on Part I and Part II crimes. The UCR also collects data on the number and characteristics of individuals who have been arrested for committing a crime. The UCR contains validity problems because of reporting issues, such as police error and victims' failure to report crimes. Additional issues exist because not all police departments submit reports, only the most serious crime is counted, each act is listed as a single offense, and no federal crimes are reported.
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Identify Hirschfield and Simon’s three media stereotypes of police.
What will be an ideal response?
The majority of cases that involve the police typically pertain to the ______ Amendment.
a. Second b. Fourth c. Sixth d. Eighth
In which of the following U.S. Supreme Court decisions was the exclusionary rule developed?
a. Miranda v. Arizona c. U.S. v. Miller b. Weeks v. U.S. d. U.S. v. Salerno
The mission of the ________ is to provide law school accreditation, training for attorneys, provide legal information, initiatives to improve the legal system, and develop programs to assist lawyers and judges
A) Lawyers of America B) Judicial Discretion Committee C) National Association of Prosecutors D) American Bar Association