Sources of Juvenile Statistics

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Juvenile Delinquency Statistics Sources of Juvenile Statistics

KEY TERMS:

OFFICIAL CRIME

CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR WHICH HAS BECOME KNOWN TO THE AGENCIES OF JUSTICE, PARTICULARLY POLICE

HIDDEN CRIME

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF CRIME REPORTED TO THE POLICE AND THE ACTUAL AMOUNT

UNIFORM CRIME REPORT

CRIME DATA COLLECTED BY THE FBI

INDEX CRIMES OR TYPE I OFFENSE

EIGHT CRIMES WHICH BECAUSE OF THEIR SERIOUSNESS AND FREQUENCY, HAVE THEIR REPORTED INCIDENCE RECORDED IN THE ANNUAL UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS: MURDER, RAPE, ASSAULT, ROBBERY, BURGLARY, ARSON, LARCENY, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

TYPE II OFFENSE

ALL CRIMES OTHER THAN INDEX CRIMES AND MINOR TRAFFIC OFFENSES. THE FBI RECORDS ANNUAL ARREST INFORMATION

NATIONAL INCIDENT-BASED REPORTING SYSTEM (NIBRS)

NEW FBI REPORTING SYSTEM; ALL INCIDENCES ARE RECORDED

GROUP A
Extensive date is colleded for this group.

1. Arson
2. Assault Offenses - Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Intimidation
3. Bribery
4. Burglary/Breaking and Entering
5. Counterfeiting/Forgery
6. Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property
7. Drug/Narcotic Offenses - Drug/Narcotic Violations, Drug Equipment Violations
8. Embezzlement
9. Extortion/Blackmail
10. Fraud Offenses - False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game, Credit Card/Automatic Teller Machine Fraud, Impersonation, Welfare Fraud, Wire Fraud
11. Gambling Offenses - Betting/Wagering, Operating/Promoting/Assisting Gambling, Gambling Equipment Violations, Sports Tampering
12. Homicide Offenses - Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter, Justifiable Homicide
13. Kidnaping/Abduction
14. Larceny/Theft Offenses - Pocket-picking, Purse-snatching, Shoplifting, Theft from Building, Theft from Coin-Operated Machine or Device, Theft from Motor Vehicle, Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts or Accessories, All Other Larceny
15. Motor Vehicle Theft
16. Pornography/Obscene Material
17. Prostitution Offenses - Prostitution, Assisting or Promoting Prostitution
18. Robbery
19. Sex Offenses, Forcible - Forcible Rape, Forcible Sodomy, Sexual Assault With An Object, Forcible Fondling
20. Sex Offenses, Nonforcible - Incest, Statutory Rape
21. Stolen Property Offenses (Receiving, etc.)
22. Weapon Law Violations

Group B

The following eleven additional offenses categories, known as Group B offenses, are those for which only arrest data are reported.

1. Bad Checks
2. Curfew/Loitering/Vagrancy Violations
3. Disorderly Conduct
4. Driving Under the Influence
5. Drunkenness
6. Family Offenses, Nonviolent
7. Liquor Law Violations
8. Peeping Tom
9. Runaway
10. Trespass of Real Property
11. All Other Offenses (UCR Handbook NIBRS Edition, Pgs. 5-6)

VICTIMIZATION SURVEY

A CRIME MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUE WHICH SURVEYS SAMPLES OF CITIZENS IN ORDER TO MEASURE THEIR EXPERIENCES AS VICTIMS OF CRIME

NATIONAL CRIME SURVEY

THE ONGOING VICTIMIZATION STUDY CONDUCTED JOINTLY BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND CENSUS BUREAU WHICH SURVEYS VICTIMS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH LAW VIOLATION

SELF REPORT STUDY

A RESEARCH APPROACH WHICH REQUIRES SUBJECTS TO REVEAL THEIR OWN PARTICIPATION IN DELINQUENT OR CRIMINAL ACTS

COHORT STUDY

A STUDY UTILIZING A SAMPLE WHOSE BEHAVIOR IS FOLLOWED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME

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