FBI Uniform Crime Report

1.) The two terms crime and delinquency often time coincide with each other. The main reason we need to know the difference between the two is because they have different meanings. The word crime is defined by an act that an individual does that violates the state code or Constitution. The best way to define the word delinquency would be an act of misconduct. But this word is usually paired with the word Juvenile. I think there’s an importance between the two words because a violation of a criminal code and misconduct are kind of different. Usually the word delinquency would have juvenile with it and it would involve a juvenile.

2.) Two of the hundred definitions for juvenile delinquency is role definition and the societal response definition.

The FBI UCR, compiles arrest data and data on crime with delinquency. Stated from the textbook “the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program is designed to attain three basic objectives the first one would be to measure the extent, fluctuation, distribution, and nature pf serious crime in the United States. The second would be to measure the total volume of serious crime known to police. The third would be to show the activity and coverage of law enforcement agencies through arrest counts and police employee’s strength data.” (33) The second official source would be The Office of juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This program is designed to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. The two unofficial sources of delinquency would be self-report studies and victimization surveys. With self-report studies, they consistently show that delinquent behavior is far more common than is indicated by official data. The second part of unofficial source would be the victimization surveys. This is another useful source, these studies focus on victims and their recollections of