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S. Why or why not? Be specific in your response.
Not necessarily. The NIBRS is not designed to provide national coverage (Hirschel, 2009; USDOJ, 2005). In practice, the NIBRS does provide a reliable method for estimating the incidence of those types of crimes that are defined similarly in the NIBRS and in other data collection methods and in reporting jurisdictions covered by the NIBRS. Conversely, the NIBRS is a less reliable method to the extent specific crimes are defined differently and to the extent the data collection omits jurisdictions not covered by the NIBRS. Typical examples would include the underreporting of robberies and car thefts in the NIBRS by virtue of the absence of large urban areas from NIBRS reporting jurisdictions (Schmalleger, 2009).
5. Identify the obstacles to law enforcement agencies to full implementation of NIBRS data collection protocol.
According to a comprehensive review conducted jointly by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 1997, there are seven specific sources of potential obstacles to the full implementation of NIBRS data collection methodologies by individual law enforcement agencies: 1. Funding, 2. Uncertainty of Benefits,...
Policy Concerns, 4. Administrative Issues. 5. Federal and State Reporting Issues, 6. Data Elements, and 7. Education Issues (DOJ, 1997).
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