Why was it important that the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program creates a system of reporting crime statistics?
What will be an ideal response?
Before the UCR, studying crime statistics in aggregate was extremely difficult. Crime statistics are reported in various different ways by each law enforcement agency. What was needed was uniformity of definitions of crimes, how crimes statistics are reported, and whom the statistics get reported to. Have a uniform system of reporting allowed for the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to tract trends in crime. Law enforcement will have access to standardized definitions of crimes and the support of the federal government be able to use data to help shape policy on addressing crime in their area.
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a. point of entry to or exit from the scene. b. brand name of a shoe or tire. c. approximate size of a shoe or tire. d. number of suspects. e. all of the above
Psychopaths make up 15% to ______ of the prison population.
A. 20% B. 25% C. 30% D. 35%
A nolle prosequi means that the prosecutor:
A) asks the defendant to plead guilty in exchange for probation. B) asks the defendant to enter a plea of nolo contendere. C) asks the judge to delay the trial for two weeks until more sufficient evidence can be obtained against the defendant. D) drops charges against a defendant.
According to Holmes and DeBurger’s serial killer typology, which type is driven to kill by delusions or hallucinations?
A. visionary B. mission-oriented C. hedonistic D. power