For this Discussion Board, students are asked to review the websites associated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Report, the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS). Choose one of these data collections and answer the following:

How does your choice operationalize crime types? Are the definitions the same as other measurement sources?
What are some of the benefits of measuring crime utilizing your choice?
What are some of the disadvantages of measuring crime utilizing your choice?
Is your choice better suited to measure particular aspects of crime? If so, what and why?

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