Overhaul of Crime Stats Should Include Data Theft, Toxic Spills: Expert Panel
"An expert committee organized by the National Academy of Sciences called... for centralizing the control of collecting crime statistics as part of
an overhaul of the nation’s crime-data collection system.
Such an overhaul, which would fill in gaps on reporting of offenses
like data theft and environmental crime, is essential to developing a
“more inclusive picture of crime in the United States,” the committee
said.
The changes would help managers and policymakers better assess the
effectiveness of crime-fighting policies, evaluate the effectiveness of
existing policies, and make justice agencies more accountable, it added."
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