What Is a Major Weakness in the Information Contained in the Canadian

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is a major weakness in the information contained in the Canadian Uniform Crime Reporting system?

• A)Police statistics always overestimate the amount of crime, because of the high number of false alarms.
• B)Victims often exaggerate or report crimes that never occurred.
• C) Police statistics always underreport the actual amount of crime.
• D) The vast majority of offences reported in the CUCR come from criminals, and police are reluctant to trust their information.

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