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Measuring Delinquency  Why are statistics important? Understand and explain Criminal justice agency Program evaluation/development and research  Sampling : A smaller group of cases that is representative of the whole Random sample: Whe...

Measuring Delinquency  Why are statistics important? Understand and explain Criminal justice agency Program evaluation/development and research  Sampling : A smaller group of cases that is representative of the whole Random sample: When every individual in the group (population) has of getting selected for the as the next individual  Quantitative versus qualitative data Data in quantitative research are in the form of Data in qualitative research are represented through  Data Sources: UCR Most widely publicized source of crime statistics Covers crimes Compiled annually by since 1930 Over 17,000 agencies participate population is covered  Data Sources: UCR, Part 1 Index Offenses Murder Non-negligent manslaughter Violent Crimes Rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Property Crimes Larceny/theft Motor vehicle theft Arson  Data Sources: UCR for index crimes (by age, race, sex) Arrests for Part II crimes (22 crimes) Definitions are FBI tallies reported offenses by city, county, metro area and regional areas of US in an annual volume named Crime in the United States  Data Sources: UCR Departmental variation in recording crime Limited number of crimes covered Hierarchy rule: only most serious reported  Juvenile Arrests for Index Offenses, U.S., 2016 Arrests, by Age, 2016 Under Under Under 10 15 18 Murder and nonnegligent homicide 0 60 682 Rape 30 1,190 2,952 Robbery 20 2,898 15,339 Aggravated assault 148 7,158 22,362 Burglary 193 7,646 25,513 Larceny-theft 476 29,321 107,287 Motor vehicle theft 15 2,824 12,520 Arson 99 1,165 2,030  Data Sources: NIBRS NIBRS: The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) was developed and approved in 1988 to address NIBRS reports 46 offenses Strengths: Limitations: Data Sources: NIBRS  Data Sources: NCVS NCVS: Nationally representative survey designed to collect data on Strengths: More thoroughly reports on crime and victimization rates than the UCR because it does not Limitations: Possible for survey respondents to about their level of victimization Data Sources: NCVS  Data Sources: Self-Report Surveys Self-Report Surveys: Focus on the offending behaviors that the individual Examples: Monitoring the Future, National Youth Survey and National Longitudinal Survey of Youth Strengths: Focusing on the Limitations: May not be Data Sources: Self-Report Surveys  Correlates of Delinquency Some of our strongest correlates of delinquency are Age, gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc. are important indicators to explore An individual’s has an impact on their experiences in our society  Correlates: Age One of the strongest relationships noted in criminology  Correlates: Gender UCR: Boys are to be arrested for violent crimes than girls Self Report Surveys: Illicit drug use trends are Arrests for girls has over time, but victimization and self report surveys remain fairly stable  Correlates: Race UCR: Black youths are more likely to be arrested for violent crimes than white youths Decrease in arrest rate is driven primarily by a decrease in Black youths are more likely to be arrested for Self Report Surveys: Slight differences in violent and property crimes; Illicit drug use trends are very similar, or higher for whites than Latino or black youth  Understanding Trends Crime and delinquency is down in the United States compared to previous decades But there have been increases in recent years Trends measured by the UCR are NCVS shows us that juveniles are generally now (as measured by violent victimization) than they have been since prior to 1975  Understanding Trends To maximize understanding of crime trends, ask questions such as: Examine of method used to collect the data Continue to improve can help explain juvenile delinquency!