1. What are your thoughts on the quote below? Do you agree or disagree that the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is said to be a virtual "bible" of crime statistics? Why or why not?
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Report (UCR): Crime in the United States is massive compilation of all incidents "known" to local, county, and state police departments across the country. The FBI's UCR is a virtual "bible" of crime statistics based on victims' complaints and direct observations made by officers." (Karmen, 2013).
2. Which of the two government reports, Uniform Crime Report & National Crime Victimization Survey published annually, do you believe to be more reliable? Why? Give examples of why they differ from one another.