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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780294203321

Titolo

Measurement problems in criminal justice research [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / John V. Pepper and Carol V. Petrie ; Committee on Law and Justice and Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-16868-6

1-280-18297-0

9786610182978

0-309-50401-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (111 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PepperJohn <1964->

PetrieCarol

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - Research - United States

Criminal statistics - Measurement - United States

Criminology - Methodology - United States

Victims of crimes surveys - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Workshop convened on July 24, 2000 "to examine an array of measurement issues in the area of crime victimization and offending and to explore possible areas for future research to improve measurement methods"--p. 1.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Measuring Crime and Crime Victimization: Methodological Issues""; ""3 Comparison of Self-Report and Official Data for Measuring Crime""; ""Appendix A Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix B List of Workshop Participants""