Uniform Crime Reports For The United States 1991 Classic Reprint

Author : United States Bureau Of Investigation
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259079859
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1989 (Classic Reprint) written by United States Bureau Of Investigation and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1989 In l927, the International Association of Chiefs of Police established an advisory group comprising law enforcement executives, criminologists, specialists in public administration, and public officials. Their task was to develop a program for the compilation of crime statistics in the United States. In 1930, their job completed, the administration of the new Uniform Crime Reporting Program was assumed by the fbi. For over 60 years the program has operated successfully and has benefited not only law enforcement but Federal, state, and local governments as well. The data have been utilized by those in the academic field to measure the effects of crime on the populace and to identify areas for social reform. As the official recipient of the data for the Department of Justice, the fbi has benefited greatly from the close harmony and comradeship with local law enforcement which has grown through managing the program. The willingness of over law enforcement jurisdictions, which represent 96 percent of the population of the United States, to voluntarily participate in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program attests to its importance and stature. Each year when Crime in the United States is published and when preliminary reports are released, the data are eagerly awaited by those who seek to improve society, the home, and the workplace. They are also utilized by news media, tourism agencies, and others with an interest in crime in our Nation. Often, however, the data are used to rank cities and counties based on their Crime Index figures. Such rankings sometimes create improper perceptions which adversely affect those living and working in the identified cities. Those in law enforcement who so carefully collect and report the statistics are done a great disservice by less than judicious examination of the data and other relevant factors contained within the confines of the publication. I believe it is incumbent upon all who would seek to use Uniform Crime Reporting data to become as well educated as possible when attempting to quantify the nature and extent of crime in the United States. To do less is an affront to those men and women who place their lives on the line through serving the public in the law enforcement field. Valid assessments of the Nation's crime problem are only possible with careful study and analysis of the various unique conditions affecting each local law enforcement jurisdiction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.