Assignment 3: Data Sources For this assignment, you will explore the official sources of crime data. Crime data is the foundation for theory building. Crime data makes it important for criminologists to identify patterns. Patterns help researchers and policy makers determine the best paths and solutions. Patterns also indicate if something is a onetime occurrence or a recurrent phenomenon. Tasks: Read your textbook as well as any external source to prepare an 8 to 10 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. In your presentation: Identify four sources of crime data. Identify the data collection methods as well as the agencies in charge of the data. Describe the types of data collected (for example, crimes committed, offender data, and victim data). Describe the pros and cons of each data set. Describe three crime trends from the identified sources of crime data. Note : Include a reference page formatted in APA style that links back to your in-text citations and supports your recommendations. Remember, you must have both in-text citations and references because they are linked to each other. Submission Details: Save the final presentation as M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.ppt. By Wednesday, June 18, 2014 , submit your final presentation to the M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox . Assignment 3 Grading Criteria Maximum Points Identified and described four sources of crime data. 12 Identified and described the data collection methods as well as the agencies in charge of the data. 12 Identified and described the types of data collected. 12 Explained the pros and cons of the selected data sets. 16 Analyzed and explained three crime trends from the identified sources of crime data. 28 Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. 20 Total: 100 .

1. Assignment 3: Data Sources
For this assignment, you will explore the official sources of
crime data. Crime data is the foundation for theory building.
Crime data makes it important for criminologists to identify
patterns. Patterns help researchers and policy makers determine
the best paths and solutions. Patterns also indicate if something
is a onetime occurrence or a recurrent phenomenon.
Tasks:
Read your textbook as well as any external source to prepare an
8 to 10 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. In your
presentation:
Identify four sources of crime data.
Identify the data collection methods as well as the agencies in
charge of the data.
Describe the types of data collected (for example, crimes
committed, offender data, and victim data).
Describe the pros and cons of each data set.
Describe three crime trends from the identified sources of crime
data.
Note
: Include a reference page formatted in APA style that links
back to your in-text citations and supports your
recommendations. Remember, you must have
both
in-text citations and references because they are linked to each
other.
Submission Details:
Save the final presentation as M1_A3_Lastname_Firstname.ppt.
By
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
, submit your final presentation to the
M1: Assignment 3 Dropbox
.
Assignment 3 Grading Criteria
Maximum Points

2. Identified and described four sources of crime data.
12
Identified and described the data collection methods as well as
the agencies in charge of the data.
12
Identified and described the types of data collected.
12
Explained the pros and cons of the selected data sets.
16
Analyzed and explained three crime trends from the identified
sources of crime data.
28
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated
ethical scholarship in the accurate representation and attribution
of sources; and used accurate spelling, grammar, and
punctuation.
20
Total:
100