CCJS 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: National Incident Based Reporting System, National Crime Victimization Survey, Motor Vehicle Theft

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 105
• Professor: Dr.Anastasia Tosouni

Document Summary

Official data reported to the fbi annually by local law enforcement. Has separate reports that give more details on crime. Disadvantage: only records the crime that was most serious. Burglary what it reports, advantages, disadvantages: hierarchy rule. Negs: doesn"t cover dark figure of crime, hierchy rule. Ncvs (national crime victimization survey) what it reports, advantages, disadvantages. No pressure to file a police report, 3 year participation. Sample households, interview everyone above 12 on the phone. Makes sure that the crimes happen in their 6 month windoe. Excludes some victims: businesses, homeless, on campus students. Not everyone in house above 12, or with home phone, can"t measure homicides. Mostly used in small jurisdictions, less than 30% Includes all info on all crime in one situation what it reports, advantages, disadvantages negs; many ppl aren"t reporting. Self-report surveys: what they report, examples, advantages, disadvantages. The kids who commit serious offenses won"t be in school.