The National Crime Victimization Survey Has Found That Crime Rates

question 78

Multiple Choice

The National Crime Victimization Survey has found that crime rates are

• A) social constructions.
• B) actually higher than those reported by official agencies.
• C) actually lower than those reported by official agencies.
• D) about the same as those reported by official agencies,confirming the accuracy of those reports.

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Definitions:

Strategy Use

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Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory

A psychological framework suggesting that people operate based on two systems, the rational (cognitive) and the emotional (experiential), which influence their perceptions and behaviors.

Personal Construct Theory

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