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Due to shortcomings of the UCR data, ________ may be a better indicator of what police are doing than what criminals are doing.
 
  a. self-report offender surveys
 b. self-report arrest and release surveys
 c. official crime statistics
 d. victimization surveys


A shortcoming of the statistics in the Uniform Crime Reports is that
 
  a. many incidents of crime are not reported to police.
 b. they provide more information about crime victims than offenders.
 c. individuals may exaggerate the number of crimes they have committed.
 d. it is difficult to distinguish criminals from non-criminals because virtually every adult has engaged in some type of criminal activity.
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