Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 ways of measuring crime

A

official statitics, victimization surveys, self report surverys, observational account

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2
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what is the UCR vs UCR2

A

UCR2 doesnt use Mso

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3
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what is responsible for assembling crime stats in the UK

A

british home office

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4
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in canada, what program is responsible for gathering and analyzing the reports submitted by police

A

canadian centre for justice statistics

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5
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what is the best example of a good sample in a self-report survey

A

ontario student drug use and health survey

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6
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what are the two major issues with self-report surveys

A

reliability and validity

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7
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what kind of test is the CAMH ? how often is it carried out?

A

self-report, 2 years since 1977

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8
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how does canada conduct victimizatgion surveys

A

GSS

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9
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what is the CUV

A

CANADIAN URBAn victimization survey

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10
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for which technique is “bounding” used? which survey uses this technique

A

victimization surveys, NCVS

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