The UCR uses standardized rather than legal definitions of crimes:
a. to avoid classifying similar events as different crimes.
b. to encourage states to standardize their legal codes.
c. because it was designed by criminologists, not lawyers.
d. because it predates most state legal codes.
Answer: a. to avoid classifying similar events as different crimes.
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