Which of the following is a difference between the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)?
A. The NCVS includes both reported and nonreported crimes and counts each crime separately, whereas the UCR counts only the most serious crime in an incident.
B. The NCVS is primarily oriented toward criminals and their crimes, whereas the UCR focuses mainly on victims and their victimizations.
C. The NCVS includes data on homicide, kidnapping and so-called victimless crimes, whereas the UCR does not include these crimes.
D. The NCVS does not include data on secondary victimizations, whereas the UCR includes a deep study of the suffering of crime victims caused by their subsequent treatment by the police, the courts, or personal acquaintances.
Answer: A
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