Objective: Describe the advantages that surveys have tooffer.
Surveys attempt to fill the gaps of the UCR. There is so muchcrime that goes unreported to law enforcement that this approach isnecessary to attempt to get an accurate picture of crime andvictims in the country. Over the years, these surveys have had tobe changed to address problems with their predecessors.
- Review Chapter 2 in your textbook.
- Write a three paragraph response on the use of victimsurveys.
- Ensure that the following are thoroughly addressed:
- Strengths
- Weaknesses
- Different generations of victim surveys
- Comparison between generations of surveys
- Comparison between the use of police reports to the use ofvictim surveys.
