Compare and contrast victim surveys and self-reported surveys. Victim's surveys are a method of gathering crime data that directly surveys

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o participants to determine their experiences as victims of crime.

o The first large­scale victim's survey took place in 1966.
Victim surveys indicate the "dark figure of crime" in that they get information on
o crimes not reported to police.
The U.S. Census Bureau now conducts an annual survey titled the NCVS,
o which questions participants about their experiences with crimes.
o NCVS gives victims a voice in the criminal justice process.
Self-reported surveys are a method of gathering crime data that relies on
o participants to reveal and detail their own criminal or delinquent behavior.
They are most useful in situations in which the group to be studied is already
o gathered in an institutional setting.
There is no penalty for admitting to criminal activity in a self-reported survey, so
o subjects are forthcoming in discussing their behavior.
The data from self-reported surveys reveal a much larger dark figure of crime
o than the UCR or NCVS.

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a. True b. False

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