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Uniform Crime Reports are monthly FBI reports meant to estimate most of the major street crimes in the United States

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Correct Answer: False

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Uniform Crime Reports are annual _____ reports meant to estimate most of the major street crimes in the United States.

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Correct Answer: FBI

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Supplementary homicide reports provide more detailed information on the incident (e.g., regarding the

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Correct Answer: Both

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Supplementary Homicide Reports is a part of Uniform Crime Reports. These data provide more detailed information on the _____

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Correct Answer: Incident

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Spatial analysis of crime focuses on crime places. One major aspect is mapping crimes, which illustrates the

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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Spatial analysis of Crime is a type of analysis that focuses on crime places. One major aspect is mapping crimes, which illustrates _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Since 1871, the NSDUH (formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) has been used to collect information annually on the use of illegal drugs by individuals in the United States

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Correct Answer: True

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Since_____ , the NSDUH (formerly the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) has been used to collect information annually on the use of illegal drugs by individuals in the United States.

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Correct Answer: 1971

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National prisoners statistics program collects information on individuals incarcerated in _______ prisons

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Correct Answer: Both

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National Prisoner Statistics program collects information on individuals incarcerated in _____ prisons.

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Correct Answer: Both

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National incident_based reporting system is an enhanced version of the UCR

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Correct Answer: True

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An enhanced version of the UCR Program that collects more detailed information on incident is known as _____

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Correct Answer: National Incident-Based Reporting System

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National crime victimisation survey is a primary measure of crime in the United States; collected by the _______, based on interviews with victims of crime

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Correct Answer: Both

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National crime Victimization Survey is a primary measure of crime in the United States; collected by the _____ , based on interviews with victims of crime.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Monitoring the future is ______ self-report survey that collects information to measure substance and alcohol use patterns among youths

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Correct Answer: Annual

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Monitoring the _____ is an annual self-report survey that collects information to measure substance and alcohol use patterns among youths.

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Correct Answer: Future

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LEOKA collects data on officer line-of-duty _____

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Correct Answer: Both

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The best-known hate crime data source is the Hate Crime Statistics, which collect information on traditional offenses, such as _____

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Correct Answer: Both

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The best-known hate crime data source is the Hate Crime Statistics

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Correct Answer: True

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The NCVS does not include questions on victimization by family.

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Correct Answer: False

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The earliest self-report study was conducted on ______.

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Correct Answer: Juveniles

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Part I crimes were those crimes most likely to be reported to the police, including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, larceny, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.

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Correct Answer: True

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Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an annual self-report survey on ______.

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Correct Answer: Youth drug usage

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There are two goals of the NIBRS data collection program: (1) to enhance the quantity, quality, and timeliness of crime statistical data collected by law enforcement entities; and (2) to improve the methodology used for compiling, analyzing, auditing, and publishing the collected crime data.

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Correct Answer: True

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Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States gather a number of crime statistics and create reports such as the Uniform Crime Reports, the Supplementary Homicide Reports, and the National Incident-Based Reporting.

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Correct Answer: True

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Some crimes do not come to the attention of those responsible for collecting this information and are referred to as ______.

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Correct Answer: The dark figure of crime

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An important step to classifying for data by law enforcement officers has been referred to as the Hierarchy Rule, which applies to all crimes.

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Correct Answer: False

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Spatial analyses of crime focus on crime places.

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Correct Answer: True

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The UCR concentrates on ______ crime but does not focus on ______.

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Correct Answer: Street; corporate

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Some reasons for measuring crime include: explaining why crime occurs and evaluating programs and policies.

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Correct Answer: True

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A major limitation of the NCVS is that crimes, such as prostitution, drug dealing, and gambling, are not often revealed in interviews for obvious reasons.

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Correct Answer: True

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