Criminology idea
(i have upload the first journal 1#) reviewed the C-Span videos, and have become familiar with the sources of crime data. Students will now answer each of the following:
#1. Will the crimes described on your journal #1 submission be included on the Uniform Crime Report? The National Crime Victimization Survey? Self Report Survey? Why or why not?
#2 Are the crimes described in your journal #1 submission Part I or Part II offenses? Describe what makes the crimes Part I or Part II offenses.
#3 How do the crime problems addressed in the C-Span videos compare to crime in your neighborhood, town, or city?
Sites that help:
1-http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/reporting-forms
2-http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/ucr
NCVS
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/NCVS/
Self Report Survey of Crime
http://www.ncjrs.gov/criminal_justice2000/vol_4/04b.pdf
Crime in the United States (Crime Bill, 1994), C-Span videos
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Crimeinth
Crime Statistics, C-Span videos