CRJU 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: National Crime Information Center, National Incident Based Reporting System, National Crime Victimization Survey
Document Summary
Crime statistics provide an overview of criminal activity. If used properly, a statistical picture of crime can serve as a powerful tool for creating social policy. The news media do more to influence public perception of crime than any official data does. Nationally, crime stats come from two major sources : (fbi) uniform crime reporting program (ucr) produces an annual overview of major crime entitled crime in the united. Georgia crime information center (1973) gcic: to check if you have any criminal record in georgia warrants. National crime information center (ncic): to check if you have had any criminal activity in the enter country. In 1930 congress authorized the u. s attorney general to survey crime in american and the fbi was designated to implement the program. Statistical data was collected from police departments across the country and 7 major offenses were reported: murder, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft.
