Which of the following statements is true of the methods that are used to measure crime?
A)Crime Index is a self-report approach that examines the experiences of an individual offender at length and in detail and can suggest useful
Hypotheses to test later with a larger sample of the same kind of offender.
B)Self-reports tell us about crimes committed by people who were never caught.
C)The dark figure of crime is the group of reported and recorded crimes that take place past midnight.
D)The Uniform Crime Reports contain crimes reported and unreported by the police.

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Self-reports are anonymous surveys or interviews where individuals are asked to report on their own criminal behavior. These can provide insight into crimes that were never reported to or detected by law enforcement. The other statements are incorrect: A) Crime Index is not a self-report approach and does not examine the experiences of individual offenders, but rather aggregates crime statistics. C) The dark figure of crime refers to unreported or undetected crime, not just crimes that occur after midnight. D) The Uniform Crime Reports only contain crimes that are reported to and recorded by law enforcement agencies.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of the Methods