Module 2-Measuring Crime Activity

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Measuring Crime Activity 1. Fill in the following blanks with the matching letter below: UCR __B__ and __F__ and __H__ NCVS _A___ and _C___ and __G__ Self Report Surveys __D__ and _E___ and __I__ A. Is conducted/compiled by the United States Census Bureau and Bureau of Justice Statistics B. Is collected, compiled, and published by the FBI C. Surveys individuals in households at random to ask questions about whether they have been victimized D. Is collected and complied by individual or team researchers E. Asks whether are not the responder has committed a crime F. Is the most widely used crime statistics by the media, by researchers, and the public G. Gives the best picture on the "Dark Figure" of crime not reported to the police H. Is the first system of reporting Part I crimes I. Would be used to gather data on college students recreation drug usage 2. Using the box below, select the correct heading and offenses for the Part I Index Crimes. (Hint you should have two headings with four crimes each) Violent Crimes: Property Crimes: Murder and Non-Negligent Homicide Forcible Rape ___________________ Robbery _______________________ Aggravated Assault ______________ Burglary _________________ Larceny __________________ Motor Vehicle Theft ________ Arson ____________________ 3. The figures below are actual figures comparing the Part I crimes for Baltimore County and Baltimore City 2011. Fill in the chart with the calculations for the crime rates for each category and rank below the cities with the 1 st having the highest crime rate and 2 nd the lower crime rate. Geographical Area Violent Part I crimes Property Part I crimes Population Property Crime Rate Violent Crime Rate Total Part I Crime Rate Baltimore County 2055 5016 626,848 8.01 3.28 11.29 Baltimore City 8885 29824 817,455 36.5 10.87 47.37 1 st : Baltimore City 2 nd Baltimore County Arson Burglary Robbery Property Murder and Non-Negligent Homicide Forcible Rape Violent Aggravated Assault Larceny Motor Vehicle Theft

4. Place the letters that match each of the following strengths and the criticisms under each heading for the three crime measurement methods. Some answers may be used more than once. UCR Strengths A, C, E, K, N NCVS Strengths B, G, I, N Self-Report Strengths G, I, N UCR Criticisms D, F, J, O NCVS Criticisms H, M Self-Report Criticisms L, M A. Has data that allows for trend comparison B. Telescoping C. Can present a departmental focus of data D. Only known offenses are included E. Data is readily available F. Does not offer an exhaustive array of crime information G. Shows best picture of dark figure of crime H. Memory issues with reporting crimes I. Voluntary J. Excludes crime in annual data collection that is collected and reported on by other source K. Reports data yearly on over 30 different crimes L. Lack of understanding of crime definitions M. Narrow scope of participants can lead to issues with data reliability N. Offers different crime data in different ways: Actual crime numbers, crime rate, and percentage change O. Utilizes the hierarchy rule when reporting crime data

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