Studied by 4 peopleofficial sources of crime data
crime data collected by the government and government agencies
unofficial sources of crime data
crime data collected by private or independent agencies / researchers
positivist criminology
collection of data about people that follows the same scientific procedures as data in science
national incident-based reporting system
FBI-coordinated supplementary reporting system
self-report data: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
life-course data: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
life-course data
official crime data, self-reports, psych evals, iq tests
life-history data: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
life-history data
lived experiences of individuals
criminal biographies: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
observation research: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
participant observation research: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
comparative research: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
historical research: unofficial or official source of crime data?
unofficial
uniform crime records: unofficial or official source of crime data?
official
national incident-based reporting system: unofficial or official source of crime data?
official
Why is positivist criminology not a perfect view?
Data doesn't speak for itself
Where and how often are crime records compiled?
Every year in Washington DC by FBI staticians
Does the UCR accurately measure crime rate? Why or why not?
No because of inherent biases, unreported crimes, the exclusion of federal crimes, and voluntary police participation
What do criminologists use to understand the volume and rate of crime?
victimization surveys
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