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Section 1.3 SLOs
After finishing this section, you will be able to:
- Name and describe the three major national crime data-gathering programs in the United States today.
- Discuss what crime statistics tell us about crime in the United States.
- Describe the limitations of the three major national crime data-gathering programs in the United States today.
- Describe the FBI’s Crime Index, and list the Index Crimes.
- Define crime rate and explain why crime statistics are generally expressed as rates rather than counts or percentages.
- Define the hierarchy rule and explain how it impacts crime reporting.
- Discuss the meaning of the term clearance rate and describe how it is different than the crime rate.
- Describe the development of the NIBRS, and identify why it is superior to the UCR.
- Compare and contrast the purpose and data collection methods of the NIBRS with the NCVS.
- List and define each of the Part I offenses as used in the UCR.
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