Self-Report Offender Surveys Compensate for Some Shortcomings of Official Statistics

question 62

Multiple Choice

Self-report offender surveys compensate for some shortcomings of official statistics because self-report offender surveys

• A)include crimes that were committed but may not have resulted in arrest or conviction.
• B)provide detailed information about crime victims.
• C)focus only on prisoners.
• D)may reflect what police are doing rather than what criminals are doing.

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