... of arrests made, and what crimes the arrests are for. When analyzed, this information can be used to determine crime trends. These trends are what lead to new theories in criminology. In addition, Uniform Crime Reports can provide information about people that have been charged or arrested. Just as many other aspects of our criminal justice system, Uniform Crime Reports have ... to hear about. Even with these limitations, Uniform Crime Reports are still an essential tool, used as a part of the decision making process for policing crimes, and developing theories in criminology in the Uni...

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... range of outreach programs to youth and invest in the infrastructure of individual communities. Many armed robberies happen in impoverished communities and "Stratification is sociology to many, and in criminology it comes as no surprise that deprivation theories privileging materialism and economic motives are perennially popular" (Sampson, 2000. Pg 711). All of these suggestions directly affect the causes that ... ...

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