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Assignment:
Criminal Victimization in International Perspective, Key findings from the 2004-2005 ICVS and EU ICS and then answer the following questions:
1. Which years USA participated in the International Crime Victims Survey (ICVS)?
2. Regarding overall victimization for 10 crimes, is USA on the top 15 countries or the bottom 15 countries in terms of one year prevalence rate in 2003/04 (percentages)? (Note: The 10 crimes are: car theft (including joyriding), theft from or out a car, motorcycle theft, bicycle theft, burglary and attempted burglary, sexual incidents (including both less serious incidents like rapes and other sexual assaults), threats assaults (including assaults with force), robbery and theft of personal property (including pickpocketing).
3. From 1989 to 2003/2004, did the prevalence rate in the USA increase or decrease?
4. Are correlations between the ICVS victimization rates and the recorded crime levels for six types of crimes in 2003/04 in Table 18 strong or week? What is your criterion for the judgement? (Note: The six types of crimes are: motor vehicle theft, theft, robbery, assault, sexual and contact)
5. The ICVS asked respondents what sentence they considered most appropriate for a recidivist burglar. What percentages did American respondents opt for imprisonment and community service orders respectively in the ICVS 2005?