9780309086356-0309086353-Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary

Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary

ISBN-13: 9780309086356
ISBN-10: 0309086353
Author: National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Committee on Law and Justice, Carol V. Petrie, John V. Pepper
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: National Academies Press
Format: Paperback 111 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780309086356
ISBN-10: 0309086353
Author: National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Committee on Law and Justice, Carol V. Petrie, John V. Pepper
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: National Academies Press
Format: Paperback 111 pages

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Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary (ISBN-13: 9780309086356 and ISBN-10: 0309086353), written by authors National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Committee on Law and Justice, Carol V. Petrie, John V. Pepper, was published by National Academies Press in 2003. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research: Workshop Summary (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state jurisdictions throughout the country. The National Crime Victimization Survey, a general population survey designed to cover the extent, nature, and consequences of criminal victimization, has been conducted annually since the early1970s. This workshop was designed to consider similarities and differences in the methodological problems encountered by the survey and criminal justice research communities and what might be the best focus for the research community. In addition to comparing and contrasting the methodological issues associated with self-report surveys and official records, the workshop explored methods for obtaining accurate self-reports on sensitive questions about crime events, estimating crime and victimization in rural counties and townships and developing unbiased prevalence and incidence rates for rate events among population subgroups.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Measuring Crime and Crime Victimization: Methodological Issues
  • 3. Comparison of Self-Report and Official Data for Measuring Crime
  • Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B: List of Workshop Participants
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