Crime data and trends | Criminal homework help

In Chapter 2 of the primary text, Siegel discusses the nature and extent of crime (2015). After reading this chapter, discuss in detail the three different ways crime is recorded in our country. Elaborate on each of the strengths and weaknesses of each recording method. Discuss how the different ways of recording crime can assist in addressing results found in the theoretical study of crime and crime causation.

Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length. Support your contentions with citations from the text and/or other scholarly sources. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.

Guided Response: Review your colleagues’ posts, and substantively respond in a meaningful way to at least two of your peers. Support your arguments with examples from the required material(s) and/or scholarly sources. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Day 7, and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.