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Experiment Research and Design
Selecting a Sample
View the following Crime videos in CJ Criminology
Introduction to Crimes Kiosk
Defining and Measuring Crime
View the following video in Criminology in the 21st Century
How Crimes are Measured
Utilize FBI Uniform Crime Report data and select one offense, such
as burglary, in two metropolitan areas.
Choose metropolitan areas with different data.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing the occurrence of the
offense in the selected areas. Identify the number of occurrences
reported to the police for each area, and address the following
questions:
Which area had more reported incidents?
What were the rates of the crime for each area?
Did the rates change over time in either area?
What factors might explain the differences in the rates?
Student Example
In an analysis of violent crime between ... in a state of decrease.
Despite the fact that Alaska and Alabama differ tremendously in
population size, both states exhibited a significant reduction in murder
during this period. The rate of murder in Alabama in 1985 was 292
and in ... tremendously (UCR, 2015). In 2012, the annual rate of
murder in Alabama was 98 and in Alaska the rate had fallen to 18
(UCR, 2015).