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| refers to the variation of crime rates with climates and seasons of the year |
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| the average number of offenses per person in the time period under examination |
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| determination of the frequency of criminal behavior and of the characteristics of offenders and victims |
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| National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) |
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| annual survey of criminal victimization sponsored by the US DOJ |
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| the social distribution of criminal behavior according to certain characteristics of locations and of individuals |
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| the proportion of respondents who have committed a particular offense at least once in the time period under study |
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| of or relating to the seasons of the year; soem crime rates vary from season to season and are thus said to be seasonal |
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| a set of attitudes, said to characterize poor urban communities, that approve the use of violence to deal with interpersonal problems and disputes |
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| Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) |
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| the FBI's annual compilation of crime statistics |
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| interpersonal violence, especially homicide, rape, assault, and robbery |
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