The measurement of crime : victim reporting and police recording / Shannan M. Catalano.

Author/creator Catalano, Shannan M.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006.
Descriptionxiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesCriminal justice
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) ^A581398
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.
LCCN 2006021760
ISBN1593321554 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781593321550

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HV6250.3.U5 C39 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold