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Gormy Cuss

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19. FBI definitions of crimes are used to rollup local crime statistics to a national database of crime,

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 09:18 PM

Jan 2012

the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. This is the basic database for tracking crimes at a national level. Each state defines crimes within their own laws and the standard for what constitutes a specific crime (rape being one example) can be dramatically different from one state to another. The uniformity of the reporting to the FBI makes the data more comparable across states and makes the database more useful to law enforcement entities and the DOJ researchers as well as many other researchers.

Eons ago I did UCR reports for a local LE agency. There's a very thorough handbook published by the FBI/DOJ but as an encoder my first resource was a state handbook which crosswalked state crime definitions to the appropriate UCR category.

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FBI to expand definition of rape to include more crimes [View all] Survivoreesta Jan 2012 OP

But not Rape of the American Tax Payer via "Wall St Banksters" FreakinDJ Jan 2012 #1

Me???> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #4

Try to stay on task - TBF Jan 2012 #5

Thank you> Survivoreesta Jan 2012 #17

I thought this was more an FBI than admin decision. Thanks for clarifying, alp227 Jan 2012 #22

May be more FBI, but I give thanks for anything good coming out of Washington these days - TBF Jan 2012 #27

When you consider prison populations, you may omit the modifier "sometimes" preceeding 24601 Jan 2012 #28

Reasonable as usual, TBF. joshcryer Jan 2012 #34

Agreeeee-ment! Mojeoux Jan 2012 #36

I'm not understanding your reply ...? etherealtruth Jan 2012 #8

Sexual assault is generally a felony by way of state law-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2012 #15

Yep, I am aware of that ... etherealtruth Jan 2012 #16

I didn't like that either - TBF Jan 2012 #29

My first thought!!!! nt valerief Jan 2012 #30

Reducing rape with an eraser seabeyond Jan 2012 #2

Uh oh. Bad site! Bad author! alp227 Jan 2012 #23

does that make the facts wrong? seabeyond Jan 2012 #24

I can't access wayback machine in China for the US News article but here's the Philly one alp227 Jan 2012 #25

thanks. this was an easy grab to get across the point. seabeyond Jan 2012 #26

archived link to the US News story alp227 Jan 2012 #35

And all while Control-Z Jan 2012 #3

Women get in trouble for talking about this stuff! Someone needs to fix that. patrice Jan 2012 #6

Not that I have a problem with this but a2liberal Jan 2012 #7

From the article etherealtruth Jan 2012 #9

I think you misunderstood my question a2liberal Jan 2012 #10

I think it's an accounting issue, sort of. Robb Jan 2012 #11

I see, thanks :) (n/t) a2liberal Jan 2012 #12

LOL, I understood your question ... etherealtruth Jan 2012 #13

Ok I see that now a2liberal Jan 2012 #21

FBI definitions of crimes are used to rollup local crime statistics to a national database of crime, Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #19

That makes sense, thanks! (n/t) a2liberal Jan 2012 #20

good news! K&R Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2012 #14

k&r and about time. uppityperson Jan 2012 #18

But male prison rape will always be condoned and even funny - especially if they "deserve it" Hugabear Jan 2012 #31

Sad, isn't it? a2liberal Jan 2012 #33

Sadly Hugabear I know just what you mean Mojeoux Jan 2012 #37

"As far as law enforcement is concerned, we won't be doing anything differently," Carter said." jtuck004 Jan 2012 #32