How was crime operationalized

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Find a recent news article that discusses crime trends in the United States, some other country, or a state/province/municipality, and briefly summarize the article, including what you think is the main takeaway of the article.

Where did the authors get their data from?

How was "crime" operationalized?

What level of measurement was used to measure "crime"?

How did their operationalization compare with your own conception of "crime?"

Based on the article, is "crime" going up, staying the same, or decreasing?

Do you think the authors made a methodologically strong argument? WHY/WHY NOT?

Were you able to identify reification or debunking of any myths about crime?

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