Surveying victims : options for conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Otros Autores: Groves, Robert M., Cork, Daniel L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.
Temas:
Victims of crimes surveys.
Crime > Public opinion.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Public opinion.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Crime > Public opinion
Criminal justice, Administration of > Public opinion
Victims of crimes surveys
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1A Charge to the Panel
  • 1B Report Contents
  • 2 Goals of the National Crime Victimization Survey
  • 2A Historical Goal Statements of the NCVS
  • 2B Data on Crimes and Victims
  • 2C National Benchmark: NCVS and the Uniform Crime Reports
  • 2D Analytic Flexibility
  • 2E Topical Flexibility: NCVS Supplements
  • 2F Legal Mandates
  • 3 Current Demands and Constraints on the National Crime Victimization Survey
  • 3A Challenges to Surveys of the American Public
  • 3A.1 The Decline in Response Rates
  • 3A.2 The Rise in Survey Costs
  • 3A.3 The Linkage Between Response Rates and Nonresponse Error
  • 3B Challenges of Self173;Response in Measuring Victimization
  • 3B.1 Cognitive Challenges: Telescoping and Forgetting
  • 3B.2 Measuring Hard173;to173;Measure Crimes
  • 3C Flexibility in Content and Methodology
  • 3C.1 Is the NCVS Flexible Regarding Changes in Victimization?
  • 3D Constituencies and Uses: State Statistical Analysis Centers
  • 3D.1 SAC Network
  • 3D.2 State Role for National173;Level Data
  • 3D.3 Need for Finer Level Estimates
  • 3E Valuing Victimization Information: Comparing the Cost of Victimization Measurement with Benchmarks
  • 3E.1 The Cost of Crime
  • 3E.2 Comparison with Other Federal Surveys
  • 3E.3 International Expenditures
  • 3F Issues Related to the Coexistence of the NCVS and the UCR
  • 3F.1 Do Police Record Reports Reflect Victimization Trends?
  • 3F.2 Independence of the NCVS and the UCR
  • 3G Assessment
  • 4 Matching Design Features to Desired Goals
  • 4A Short173;Term Fixes: Cost Reduction Strategies and Their Implications
  • 4B Alternatives to the Current Design in the Long Term
  • 4B.1 Characteristics of Possible Design Packages
  • 4B.2 Survey Design Packages for Comparison
  • 4C Assessments of Design Features and Packages
  • 4C.1 Length of Reference Period
  • 4C.2 Role of Supplements
  • 4C.3 Supporting Subnational Estimates
  • 4C.4 Efficiency in Sample Design
  • 4C.5 Other Improvements
  • 5 Decision173;Making Process for a New Victimization Measurement System
  • 5A Bolstering Quality and Building Constituencies
  • 5B Data Collection Agent for the NCVS
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Findings and Recommendations
  • Appendix B: Principal Findings and Recommendations of the National Research Council (1976b) Study
  • Appendix C: Procedures and Operations of the National Crime Victimization Survey
  • Appendix D: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program
  • Appendix E: Other Victimization Surveys
  • Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

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