Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. One of the best uses for comparative crime statistics from around the world is to develop the “best places to live” types of rankings.
2. As opposed to simply being an indicator of a large amount of crime in a country, an increased rate of recorded crime may reflect a more efficient and thorough system of reporting and recording crime.
3. Since crime rates are typically faulty due to different defining, reporting, and recording practices, comparative criminologists conclude that comparison should not occur.
4. Comparative criminologists are able to explain increases in crime, but not decreases.
5. Global trends for selected crimes from 2003-2013 show that violent crime has increased dramatically over the past decade.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. False
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A) mandatory release B) reentry C) ticket of leave D) commutation
Another guarantee under the _____ Amendment is the right to a public trial
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Data on assaults of police officers in the United States are uniformly and accurately reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the nation's various law enforcement agencies.
a. true b. false