1. Which is a more accurate picture of true crime: the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) or the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)? Justify your answer using APA cited information.
The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) program is a nationwide statistical computation involving more than 1,800 city, county, and the state law enforcement agencies that voluntarily provide data on reported crimes. It is an annual report that includes the number of crimes reports by citizens to local police departments and the number of arrests made by law enforcement agencies in a given year. The UCR’s primary mission is to produce a reliable set of criminal justice statistics for law enforcement administration, operation, and management. In addition to offense courts, provides information on crime clearances, persons arrested, persons charged, law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, and characteristics of homicide victims.
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is a nationwide same of interviews of citizens regarding…show more content… Studies have indicated that a gradual increase in criminal activities. Family relationships, work experiences, school performance, and peer relations are all indicators of what can lead to an individual or group to commit criminal acts. Going into further detail of these indicators. A poor parenting and bad marriage or even no marriage. Negative school experiences and limited education. If your peers are all rebellious friends that are constantly getting either themselves or yourself in trouble and do not have the fortitude to take on responsibility on their own actions. Being unemployed or having a bad job that may introduce irritability and/or low self-control. Now I am not saying that if an individual has one of these indicators, then he/she will commit a crime. There is that low percentage of individuals that understand what actions must be taken to get out of those indicators and become productive members of