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Understanding crime statistics : revisiting the divergence of the NCVS and UCR

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Understanding crime statistics : revisiting the divergence of the NCVS and UCR / edited by James P. Lynch, Lynn A. Addington.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
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  • Lynch, James P. (James Patrick), 1949-
  • Addington, Lynn A., 1967-
Description
xiv, 340 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Cambridge studies in criminology
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JBE 17-1370
ISBN
  • 9780521862042
  • 0521862043
  • 9780521680417 (pbk.)
  • 0521680417 (pbk.)
LCCN
2006016380
OCLC
69331672
Title
Understanding crime statistics : revisiting the divergence of the NCVS and UCR / edited by James P. Lynch, Lynn A. Addington.
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Series
Cambridge studies in criminology
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Added Author
Lynch, James P. (James Patrick), 1949-
Addington, Lynn A., 1967-
Research Call Number
JBE 17-1370
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