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Uniform Crime Reporting

Uniform Crime Reporting

Uniform Crime Reporting

Introduction

It can be fairly said that crime is something which will always exist in society in one form or another , and as such , needs to be monitored . With this in mind , efforts are made to study the amount and variety of United States crime by using , among other tools , the Uniform Crime Reporting System (UCR , bringing about a consideration of the success or failure of the UCR . In this position , supported arguments will be presented in opposition to the following statement the Uniform

Crime Reporting (UCR ) system , through the Uniform Crime Reports collected by the FBI , provides a completely accurate indicator of crime in the United States

Argument 1 : The Myth of Crime Epidemic

To begin , it is possible to challenge the accuracy of the UCR on the most basic level- based on the very real possibility that , despite what the FBI is indicating , crime is not something which is increasing in leaps and bounds . As a matter of fact , studies conducted outside of the scope of the UCR have indicated that from the early 1990 's to the first several years of the 21st century , violent crime in America was in fact on the decline from previous decades due in large part to urban revitalization , the use of technology to fight crime more effectively and better coordination among law enforcement agencies to share information and combine efforts to bring dangerous criminals to justice (Zimring , 2007 . With this in mind , the logical...

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