Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook
Frequently referred to as The Green Book due to its green cover, the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook is a publication of the United [States Department of Justice] and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The manual instructs law enforcement officers on the proper method for filling out the monthly Uniform Crime Reports returns for police records and statistics.
[Image:UniformCrimeReportingHandbook.JPG|thumb|The 1984 revision of the Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook]
There are many differences between Uniform Crime Reporting and other measures of crime rates and victimization.
History
The Committee on Uniform Crime Records, established by the International Association of [Chiefs of Police] in 1927, published the first version of the manual in 1929. At that time, the manual defined Part I and Part II offenses and well as the Return A – Monthly Return of Offenses Known to the Police. The most recent revision of the manual was published in 2004.Chapters
; Introduction : A history of the UCR program and details on other state-run programs; General Information : Definitions, details on the Hierarchy Rule for offenses and details on the Separation of Time and Place Rule
; Classifying Offenses : Rules for classifying the Part I offenses
; Scoring Offenses : Rules for scoring the Part I offenses on the Return A form
; Monthly Reporting Forms and Their Preparation : A detailed look at each of the nine monthly UCR reports
; Other UCR Program Forms : Information on optional UCR supplies, such as the tally book and daily log book
; Part II Offenses : Details on Part II offenses