Understanding Crime Statistics : Revisiting the Divergence of the NCVS and the UCR / Edited by James P. Lynch, Lynn A. Addington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lynch, James P.

Addington, Lynn A., 1967-

Series:

Cambridge books online.

Cambridge Studies in Criminology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal statistics--United States--Evaluation.

Criminal statistics.

Evaluation.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

PDF

Summary:

This book examines recent changes in the UCR and the NCVS and assesses the effect these have had on divergence.

Contents:

Overview of the Two National Measures of U.S. Crime

Defining Divergence and Convergence

4 What Is Convergence, and What Do We Know About It? / David McDowall, Colin Loftin 93

Sources of Divergence in the NCVS

5 Methodological Change in the NCVS and the Effect on Convergence / Shannan M. Catalano 125

6 Series Victimizations and Divergence / Mike Planty 156

7 Exploring Differences in Estimates of Visits to Emergency Rooms for Injuries from Assaults Using the NCVS and NHAMCS / Jacqueline Cohen, James P. Lynch 183

Sources of Divergence in the UCR

8 Using NIBRS to Study Methodological Sources of Divergence Between the UCR and NCVS / Lynn A. Addington 225

9 Explaining the Divergence Between UCR and NCVS Aggravated Assault Trends / Richard Rosenfeld 251

10 Missing UCR Data and Divergence of the NCVS and UCR Trends / Michael D. Maltz 269.

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ISBN:

9780511618543

9780521862042

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