Assignment 3: Measures of Crime
Measuring crime can be a difficult process. By its very nature crime is something that goes undetected. Law enforcement has developed a variety of techniques to track crime such as police reports and victim reports. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uses the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program for tracking crime; it reports crime in more than one way. All crime reporting and tracking systems categorize crime and have certain limitations.
Measuring crime involves tracking statistics such as demographic information and moderator variables related to the crimes. Moderator variables are any third variable in a correlation that affects the relationship between the first two variables. For example we may find that gender is related to violent crime with a higher percentage of males engaging in violent behavior. However a moderator variable would be age with the highest percentage of violent offenders being below the age of 30.
Research US crime statistics using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet. You can also use the following:
Select a crime and write a report addressing the following:
Use the textbook and peer-reviewed sources to support your arguments.
Write a 23-page report in Word format. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M1_A3.doc. For example if your name is John Smith your document will be named SmithJ_M1_A3.doc.
By Wednesday May 24 2017 deliver your assignment to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox.