The vast majority of crimes come to the attention of the police in response to citizen complaints. Citizens do not usually bother to inform the authorities if they do not think a crime is serious enough or feel that nothing can be done. This means that there might be serious bias in the
A) symbolic interactionist theory of deviance.
B) way conflict theorists understand deviance.
C) value of punishment for deterrence.
D) Uniform Crime Report.

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The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a statistical report compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that collects crime data from law enforcement agencies across the United States. However, as the majority of crimes come to the attention of the police through citizen complaints, the UCR may not accurately reflect all crime rates in the community, potentially leading to bias in the report.

The Vast Majority of Crimes Come to the Attention of the Police