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Chapter One Discussion 2

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Q Chapter One Discussion aligns with the following chapter-level objective: 1. Discuss what crime statistics tell us about crime in the United States. 2. Describe the limitations of the three major national crime data-gathering programs in the United States today. 3. Describe the FBI's Crime Index and list the Index Crimes 4. Define crime rates and explain why crime statistics are generally expressed as rates rather than counts or percentages Before completing the assignment, you should read Chapter One: The Criminal Justice System and review the data on the FBI website listed below. References: McKee, A.J. (2018). The Criminal Justice System. In Criminal Justice: An Overview of the System. Retrieved from https://www.docmckee.com/WP/cj/criminal-justice-an-overview-of-the- system/criminal-justice-introduction-to-chapter-1/Link (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.U.S. Department of Justice. Federal Bureau of Investigations. Crime Data Explorer. (2020. September 28). Retrieved from https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/ (Links to an external site.) You should then discuss the following: 1. Study the data listed on the website. Summarize the details on the crime report for the crimes you are most interested in. 2. Do the results of this crime report surprise you? Why or why not? 3. Think back to the media coverage for the time period in which these statistics are reported. Does the media give an accurate portrayal of crime? Guidelines for discussion forums: For each discussion forum, you should be sure to address the discussion topic in 6-8 sentences. You should use at least two credible sources in the initial post and cite those sources according to APA guidelines. You must also respond to at least two peers. Each peer response should be between 4-6 sentences. In peer responses, you should cite at least one credible source and the source should be cited according to APA guidelines.

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