Crime Report Comparison Essay

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Using what you learned in the reading, compare and contrast the differences of the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). In a 1.5-2 page Essay, please respond to the following prompts:

    • What crimes overlap/don’t overlap in the two reports? Why?
    • Why are there discrepancies between statistics from the two programs?
    • Why is it useful or important for crime definitions to differ in the two reports?
    • Knowing that these measurement pieces were designed to be used in tandem, what changes would you suggest to make these reports more reliable?

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