Choose a local, county, or state agency, and write a paper addressing the following topics:
How are the criminal data at the selected department collected or captured and reported?
Discuss the use of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and Incident-Based Reporting Systems (IBRS) as it relates to your selected agency.
Choose 2 large municipal police departments such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, or 2 state police departments, and create a crime clock for the 2 selected agencies.
Discuss the possible causes and reasons for the differences.
Reference
Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.) Crime clock.