The Uniform Crime Report

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1.The Uniform Crime reports changed their definition of rape in 2012. The old definition of rape stated “The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will (UCR Program Changes Definition of Rape).” The new UCR definition of rape states “Penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim (UCR Program Changes Definition of Rape).” The change in the definition of rape will affect how sexual assaults will be measured going forward. This change will also affect the number of sexual assault reports and may lead to an increase in victims. Various colleges have publicized the frequency of rape and sexual assault on…show more content…
The map shows that motor vehicle theft is more prominent in the southern and western states. States such as California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Louisiana, Florida, and Tennessee have a high rate of motor vehicle theft for per 100,000 people. 3. Based on the chart “Spanking by Education” the hypothesis that states that people with lower levels of education are more likely to approve of spanking than are people with higher levels of education is supported. The data shows that the lower the level of education, the more likely you are to approve of spanking. Spanking was approved by 82.5 percent of those who did not graduate high school, 76.5 percent of those who graduated from high school, and by 66.5 percent of those who graduated from college. Therefore, the hypothesis is supported and the data is statistically significant. 4. The Uniform Crime Reports is based on offenses that are reported to law enforcement. The UCR follows the hierarchy rule which measures crime by only counting the highest offenses listed under the Part 1 offense classifications. The part 1 offenses include criminal homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. This is important when measuring crime because it fails to include the part 2 offenses and unreported…show more content…
Before voting on a bill that would create a law enforcement policy to crack down on victimless crimes within my state, I would want to examine the self-reported survey. The self-reported survey collects data by asking respondents to provide information regarding themselves, usually pertaining to their engagement in illegal behavior. Self-reported surveys would be most beneficial when trying to examine the extent of victimless crimes because there is no victim, only a perpetrator. Self-reported surveys literally ask a perpetrator of a crime to report the type of illegal activity they engage in. By doing so, this gives law enforcement personnel the information they need to prevent similar crimes from occurring. Self-reported surveys include the Monitoring the Future (MTF), the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), and the National Youth Survey (NYS). However, data collection surveys may face problems with honesty of the survey-taker, which would alter the authentication of data. The National Crime Victimization Survey would not be a database that one would want to examine when looking at victimless crimes. The NCVS collects data on individuals who have been the victims of crimes. Therefore, the NCVS would not be a database that would be beneficial when examining victimless
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