Chapter 3: Defining and Measuring Crime The Uniform Crime Report (ucr) is an annually (yearly) report compiled by the FBI to give an indication of criminal activity. They organize offenses known to the police. The UCR divides the criminal offenses into categories: part 1 offense and part II offense. Part 1 offenses are crimes that are recorded by the FBI to give a general idea of the crime picture. Part 1 offenses crimes can be covered by the media and consequently inspire the most fear if crime
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the least‚ concerns were raised at the initial investors and owners. For example‚ FBI files reveal that one establishment that Sinatra was tied to‚ the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas‚ was Mafia-controlled‚ being owned by Joseph “Doc” Stacher‚ an associate of Meyer Lansky and a Jewish syndicate leader. In the mid-1950s‚ Frank bought a percentage share in the hotel. *Refer to FBI excerpts on slides* (First Excerpt) From this FBI file excerpt‚ we see first a confirmation of Frank’s investment‚ and also the percentage
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Later‚ Jerry receives a strange phone call that informs him that the FBI is on the way and that he needs to flee‚ but he refuses and is arrested. Rachel Holloman’s (Monaghan) son’s life is soon later threatened by the caller‚ forcing her to assist Jerry Shaw in his escape from the FBI and other mysterious deeds demanded by the caller. Unfortunately‚ the requests of the anonymous caller become increasingly dangerous as the FBI quickly identify Jerry and Rachel as the country’s most wanted fugitives
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Saboteurs: The Nazi Raid on America By: Michael Dobbs In a nut shell this book was about a group of Nazis sent over to sabotage main American transport ways and aluminum plants that produced war time materials. The first couple chapters of the book give pre-operation information‚ including the creation of the operation and the individual men going on the trip. It begins by describing Hitler’s fortress‚ also known as the Wolfs’ Lair‚ stating the five mile route with road blocks “each more intimidating
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Chattahoochee River‚ alongside dirt roads‚ and in abandoned buildings‚ with the exception of one that is still missing‚ (Kiely 143). Most of the children were brutally assaulted and strangled. These murders were known as the Atlanta Child Murders. The FBI became interested when it became more evident that these murders were linked‚ as the victims were from the same geographical area‚ most have died from strangulation‚ and green-yellowish fibers were found on many of the children’s bodies. The police
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the differences between Criminologists‚ Criminalists‚ and Forensic psychologists and what is the difference in their disciplines of expertise. As well as looking at blue collar crime vs. white collar crime‚ how they are reported and measured by the FBI in their uniformed crime reporting. Also how blue collar crime is much more popular culture by the media. And finally the difference between a index- one and index- two crime under the UCR‚ as well as which index-one crimes are violent crimes and which
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as an imposter he had encashed almost $2.5 million by throwing fraudulent checks in banks all over United States and 25 other countries. At 21 he was in prison for offences involving financial crime and impersonations. At 26 he was working with the FBI‚ advising the authorities on crimes committed by fraud. This is the story of a devil turned angel Frank Abagnale Jr‚ a con artist‚ once known as the world’s most famous confidence man. Frank Jr. was born in Bronxville‚ New York to Frank Abagnale Sr
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There are many reasons that the African American community was scared to register to vote on their own for example African Americans would receive threats by the whites and or KKK if they did and some of those threats were carried out in the form of car and house bombings‚ beaten to death or near death‚ hangings and many other forms of violence. Another reason why the African Americans in the South‚ especially in the state of Mississippi did not register to vote on their own was because they simply
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women. Thomas Callahan has good connections to the FBI because of his old friend Gavin Verheek. He is the first person who gets interested in the "Pelican Brief." · Gavin Verheek: One of Thomas Callahan’s best friends from law school‚ Gavin has dropped out from privacy practise to work as a lawyer for the government. He is special counsel of the FBI- Director F. Denton Voyles. He gets the "Pelican Brief" from Thomas and passes it on to the other FBI- Agents. · Gray Grantham: He is a journalist with
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Furious‚ I rip months of work off my apartment wall. The yellowing paint comes off as I fling the paper across the room. I’d been on this case for so long‚ and yet‚ I was still at square one. I pace the small room trying to figure out what I was missing. There was one piece of the puzzle that just didn’t fit. I walk over to the small desk and scan through the police files. The killer used the same M.O. but nothing connected the victims. At first they were all males ranging from twenty to fifty-seven
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