The NVCS Is Based on a Nationally Representative Sample Of

question 3

Multiple Choice

The NVCS is based on a nationally representative sample of:

• A) arrests
• B) offenders
• C) households
• D) types of crime

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Definitions:

Household Organization

Describes the structure and management of a household or family unit, including roles, responsibilities, and relationships among members.

Industrial Societies

Societies characterized by a reliance on mechanized labor and an emphasis on manufacturing and industrial production.

Nuclear Family

A group consisting of one or two parents and dependent offspring, which may include a stepparent, stepsiblings, and adopted children. Until recently, this term referred only to the father, mother, and child(ren) unit.

Colonized

The action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area.