It is important for the criminal justice system to determine why certain crimes are prevalent more than others. With the Uniform Crime Reports, the criminal justice system has been able to achieve its goals of knowing the most prevalent crimes and in which areas. The Uniform Crime Reporting is the official collection of data of crimes published by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) in the United States. The program is run by the federal government and it provides data that is used to estimate crime rates and occurrences. The UCR program is known to report offenses such as Continue reading...