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The measurement of crime : victim reporting and police recording

Title
The measurement of crime : victim reporting and police recording / Shannan M. Catalano.
Author
Catalano, Shannan M.
Publication
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006.

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Description
xiii, 216 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Criminal justice
Uniform Title
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject
  • National crime victimization survey report
  • Uniform crime reports (Washington, D.C.)
  • Victims of crimes surveys > United States
  • Criminal statistics > United States
  • Victims of crimes > United States > Statistics
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFD 06-14330
ISBN
1593321554 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2006021760
  • 9781593321550
OCLC
  • 70334975
  • vendorOCM70334975
Author
Catalano, Shannan M.
Title
The measurement of crime : victim reporting and police recording / Shannan M. Catalano.
Imprint
New York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006.
Series
Criminal justice
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
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9781593321550
Research Call Number
JFD 06-14330
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