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Must post first. Los Angeles police consider a murder to be gang related if either the victim or the offender is known to be a gang member, whereas Chicago police record a murder as gang related only if the killing is directly related to gang activities (Spergel, 1990). Describe how these different operational definitions illustrate general points about measuring crime discussed in this module (Chapter 6 of the textbook). Don't summarize your readings; you must focus on your ideas about the readings. Must provide both in-text citations and references, including the course textbook. **Students must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic. You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

          Must post first. Los Angeles police consider a murder to be gang related if either the victim or the offender is known to be a gang member, whereas Chicago police record a murder as gang related only if the killing is directly related to gang activities (Spergel, 1990). Describe how these different operational definitions illustrate general points about measuring crime discussed in this module (Chapter 6 of the textbook). **Don't summarize your readings; you must focus on your ideas about the readings. **Must provide both in-text citations and references, including the course textbook. **Students must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic. You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

Must post first. Los Angeles police consider a murder to be gang related if either the victim or the offender is known to be a gang member, whereas Chicago police record a murder as gang related only if the killing is directly related to gang activities (Spergel, 1990). Describe how these different operational definitions illustrate general points about measuring crime discussed in this module (Chapter 6 of the textbook). **Don't summarize your readings; you must focus on your ideas about the readings. **Must provide both in-text citations and references, including the course textbook. **Students must start a thread before they can read and reply to other threads in each topic. You must start a thread before you can read and reply to other threads

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