How Crime in the United States Is Measured.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime.

Government information.

Surveys.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews history of the uniform crime reports (UCR), the national incident-based reporting system (NIBRS), and the national crime victimization survey (NCVS), all of which collect crime data to inform policy decisions and allocate Federal criminal justice funding to States. Examines methods each program uses to collect crime data, considers limitations of data collected by each program, and compares similarities and differences of UCR and NCVS data. Reviews issues related to the NIBRS and the NCVS.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. How Crime in the United States Is Measured

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