Can answer each question below. It is due tomorrow at midnight .

Activity 1: Data from Law Enforcement Agencies

Answer each of the following questions:

2. Define the termsUCR, NIBRS, SHR and NCVS. What is the purpose of each? (CO5; LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5)
4. How are the UCR data collected? (CO5; LO1)
6. What are some key limitations to the UCR data and how have these limitations been addressed? (CO5; LO1)
8. How does the UCR collect information on homicides? (CO5; LO1)
10. How does the UCR collect information on hate crimes? (CO5; LO4)
12. How does the UCR collect information on law enforcement officers killed or assaulted in the line of duty? (CO5; LO1, LO7)
14. What are some key differences between the UCR and NIBRS? (CO5; LO1, LO3)

***********************Activity 2: Data from Victims of Crime and Self Report Surveys

Answer each of the following questions:

2. How does the NCVS attempt to measure the amount of crime that is not reported to law enforcement? (CO5; LO5)
4. What are some similarities and differences between the UCR and NCVS? (CO5; LO6)
6. How do the various self-report surveys differ from the UCR and other types of law enforcement statistics? (CO5; LO7)
8. Identify different types of self-report surveys. (CO5; LO7)
10. Determine the ways Western society views of violent crime have changed over time. (CO2; LO1)

 Activity 2.1: Clery Act Data: Application (CO5; LO8)

Instructions:

Every university receiving federal funding must comply with the https://police.charlotte.edu/community/annual-security-reports-clery-act. reporting laws.

One of the elements of the law is to provide statistics on the crimes committed on campus.

Obtain the most recent report online from the above link.

2. What crime is committed with the highest frequency on our campus? Identify from the Clery Report and explain reasons for the frequency.
4. What crimes do you think are under-reported on our campus and why?
6. Is this information helpful to you as a student in understanding crime on our campus? Why or why not?

************Activity 2.2: Analysis of Crime Data (CO5; LO9)

Instructions: For this assignment, use the interactive https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/home. from the FBI for North Carolina data.

2. Identify the crimes with the highest crime rates (number of incidents/100,000 of population).
4. Describe the crime trends over the last 10 years, as shown on the graphs.
6. Scroll down and look at the NIBRS data. Where do most incidents take place? Describe the demographic data for the offenders and victims who are involved in most crimes?

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References:

Schram, Pamela J. and Stephen G. Tibbetts. 2021. Introduction to Criminology. Third Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.