Exam 2: Measuring and Comparing

The ____________ is now the most extensive standardized survey of victims in the world.

A ________________ is one with a low level of material and social development.It is measured by such indicators as income per person, life expectancy and literacy rates.

Which of the following collects information from member countries about crime rates and the operations of the criminal justice systems?

Collecting data about crime in any one country over an extended period of time allows us to distinguish ______________ from ____________.

The best available sources of _____________________ are international victimization surveys.

Which of the following is not one of the three major perspectives of a criminal incident:

Which model country has the lowest overall crime rates?

_____________ evaluates the probability that certain crimes will occur and their potential harm.

The primary collection tool used in the International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS) is:

Interpol still reports data from its member countries.

List the three major perspectives of each criminal incident and discuss the type of data collection method that corresponds with each perspective.

The data show that in recent years has been a general increase in homicide rates in most countries.