The measurement of crime victim reporting and police recording /

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Catalano, Shannan M.
Coauteur: ebrary, Inc
Formaat: Elektronisch E-boek
Taal:Engels
Gepubliceerd in: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006.
Reeks:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Inhoudsopgave:
  • Victim reporting and police recording
  • The two measures of crime. The uniform crime reports. The national crime victimization survey. NCVS and UCR comparability. Counting and definitions between the NCVS and UCR
  • Explaining the convergence. Changes in policing. Changes in population characteristics. Changes in the perception of crime. Changes in methodological design. Methodological change in the UCR. Methodological change in the NCVS
  • Potential factors contributing to convergence. Disaggregated NCVS measures. Dependent variables. Explanatory variables. Demographic variables. Social attitudes. Design changes
  • Hypotheses and analysis. Hypotheses. Analytic strategy. Stage one analysis. Stage two analysis
  • The NCVS and UCR convergence. Summary of findings. Limitations and future research. Conclusion.