How Is the Police-Reported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI) Calculated

question 62

Multiple Choice

How is the police-reported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI) calculated?

• A)using a rate of 100,000 population
• B)summing the weighted offences and dividing them by the population
• C)using incidents that come to the attention of police, either through reporting by the public or pro-active policing
• D)Using the National Crime Victimization Survey as the model for data collection efforts

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