CJUS 4650 1st Edition Lecture 7Outline of Last Lecture I. StatisticsII. Uniform Crime ReportIII. National Incident Based Reporting SystemIV. National Crime Victimization SurveyOutline of Current Lecture V. Why the NCVS is QuestionedVI. Comparing UCR and NCVSVII. International CrimeVIII.Comparative RisksCurrent LectureFour Reasons NCVS Questioned- Bias of Information- Credibility of Informationo Wives reporting abuse, girls reporting date rape, boys reporting robberies on baddrug deals- Crimes against children under 12 not probed- Over reportingo Pollsters, not detectives, to sort out conflicting stories or factsUCR vs. NCVS- During the 70s and 80s, there appeared to be low correlation between the 2 official sources of data in regards to victimization rates- The 2 reporting systems again gave conflicting signals at the end of 2001 regarding violent crimes and property crimes- UCR: No data for victims except murder- NCVS: No data on crimes of murder, bias/hate crimes, line of duty assaults on policeo No data on offenses against children under 12o No data on business robberies or burglarieso No data on arson or victims of arson- UCR: computes rates/100,000 populationThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- NCVS: Computes rates/1,000 age 12 and older or/households (no number)International Comparisons- 2 main sources of data:o United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) Tracks homicides and sets standards for reportingo International Police Organization (INTERPOL) Provides dataAssessing Comparative Risks- Leading causes of death: heart disease, cancer, and stroke- More die from accidents than homicides- More people took their own life than lost life through lethal
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