CHAPTER 2 The Crime Picture

Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program

National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

Crime Index

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

violent crime

property crime

clearance rate

murder

Part I offenses

unlawful sexual intercourse achieved through force and without consent

sexual battery

date rape

aggravated assault

identity theft

Part II offenses

dark figure of crime

stalking

corporate crime

white-collar crime

organized crime

computer crime

malware

spam

terrorism

domestic terrorism

international terrorism

Sentencing

the imposition of a criminal sanction by a judicial authority

violent crime