Understanding crime statistics : revisiting the divergence of the NCVS and UCR / edited by James P. Lynch, Lynn A. Addington.
| Other author | Lynch, James P. (James Patrick), 1949- |
| Other author | Addington, Lynn A., 1967- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. |
| Description | xiv, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in criminology Cambridge studies in criminology. ^A512610 |
| Contents | Overview of the two national measures of U.S. crime -- Introduction to the National Crime Victimization Survey -- Introduction to the Uniform Crime Reporting program -- What is convergence and what do we know about it? -- Sources of divergence in the NCVS -- Methodological change in the NCVS and the effect on convergence -- Series victimizations and divergence -- Exploring differences in estimates of visits to emergency rooms for injuries from assaults using the NCVS and NHAMCS -- Sources of divergence in the UCR -- Using NIBRS to study methodological sources of divergence between the UCR and NCVS -- Explaining the divergence between UCR and NCVS aggravated assault trends -- Missing UCR data and divergence of the NCVS and UCR trends. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006016380 |
| ISBN | 9780521862042 |
| ISBN | 0521862043 |
| ISBN | 9780521680417 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0521680417 (pbk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6787 .U52 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |