Crime Reporting and Rates Response

Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you address the following questions:

What is the purpose of major crime-reporting programs? What makes a successful crime-reporting program in the United States?
How do crime rates relate to arrest rates and clearance rates? Is there a way to improve the correlation between crime rates, arrest rates, and clearance rates in the effort to combat criminal activity?

NEEDS TO BE IN APA FORMAT!