Number	3084
Subject	Criminal Justice System
Source	Valerie Kalfrin
State	Tribune (Tampa, Fla.)
Year	2008
Publication Date	IRE Annual - Miami (June 2008)
Summary	Kalfrin discusses how to get the most accurate story from crime statistics. She discusses the importance of knowing how crimes are classified, how to use the hierarchy of crimes and how to make the information accessible to readers. The tipsheet explains how different crimes are defined, as well as how rates of reporting crimes vary and can affect the story.
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