Acronyms

Question 1

NIBRS

Answer 1

National Incident Based Reporting System, replaced SRS, crime data collection by FBI requiring local police agencies to provide brief account of each incident + arrest within 22 crime patterns

Question 2

LEAA

Answer 2

Law Enforcement Assistance Administration(1968) former U.S federal agency

hundreds of millions in aid to fed and local justice agencies

Question 3

IACA

Answer 3

International association of crime analysts

Question 4

CJIS

Answer 4

Criminal Justice Information Service- database of crim records used to catch crims, perform background checks, track crim activity

Question 5

UCR

Answer 5

Uniform Crime Reports- official crime reports collected by the FBI fom local PDs

Question 6

NCVS

Answer 6

National Crime Victimization Survey- survey describing victim experiences with law violations during ongoing investigations with the Justice Department and U.S Census Bureau

Question 7

SRS

Answer 7

Summary Reporting System- flawed because only most serious crimes could be reported, and other lesser charges against criminal could not be entered