"Official Crime Statistics" Are Not a Precise Measure of the True

question 11

True/False

"Official Crime Statistics" are not a precise measure of the true extent of crime because many crimes are not reported to police.

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Definitions:

Messages

Units of communication conveyed through various channels (verbal, nonverbal, written, etc.) intended to inform, persuade, or command.

Static

Relating to or characterized by a fixed or unchanging condition, lacking movement, action, or change.

Communication Process

The series of steps through which information is transmitted and received between senders and receivers, including encoding, media selection, decoding, and feedback.

Encoding

The process of translating an idea or thought into a message consisting of verbal, written, or nonverbal symbols (such as gestures), or some combination of them.