Case Report - Offenses - General Section

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Field Name	Description
*Offense Date* text box	The date the offense occurred. The Calendar button may also be used to select a date. The correct format is MM/DD/YYYY.
Offense Status list	The current status of the offense. For example, Dropped.
Offense Status Date text box	The date the current status of the offense was set. The Calendar button may also be used to select a date. The correct format is MM/DD/YYYY.
Submit Offense check box	Select this check box to submit information about the offense with your monthly UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) and/or IBR (Incident-Based Reporting) data.
Case Offense field	When clicked, the Select Case Offense dialog opens, allowing you to edit the associated statute.
*Counts* text box	The number of counts the offense was committed for the associated statute. TIP: The Increase and Decrease buttons may also be used to change the count
*Attempt/Commit* list	Used to select whether the offense was completed.
*NCIC Code* list	The NCIC offense code associated with the offense.
*Bias Motivation* list	The bias that acted as motivation for the offense. For example, Anti-Asian.
*Location/Scene 1* list	The location where the offense took place. For example, Bar/Nightclub.
*Location/Scene 2* list	Used if a second location was associated with the offense.
*Gang 1* list	The gang associated with the offense.
*Gang 2* list	Used if a second gang was associated with the offense.
*UCR Return A Code* list	The UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting) Return A code associated with the offense.
*UCR Stolen Property* list	The UCR code for stolen property associated with the offense.
*Clery Location* list	The location where the clery-related offense was committed. For example, On Campus.
*Bias Based On* list	The method used to determine whether the offense was a hate crime. For example, Officer's Belief or Victim's Belief.
*Bias Target* list	The offense's target, which is motivated by bias. For example, Person or Property.
*School Incident* list	Used to select whether the offense took place at a school.
*Reported Clery Code* list	The code associated with the clery-related offense. For example, Assault - Firearm.
*VAWA Incident* list	The VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) code associated with the offense. For example, Dating Violence.

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