Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault / / Candace Kruttschnitt, William D. Kalsbeek, Carol C. House, editors, panel on measuring rape and sexual assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys : Committee on National Statistics Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academies Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.042015195
• Soggetto topico: Criminal statistics - United States - Evaluation; Rape - Research - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Persona (resp. second.): HouseCarol C.; KalsbeekWilliam D.; KruttschnittCandace
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Acknowledgments; Contents; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Legal Definitions and Context; 3 Data from Law Enforcement Agencies; 4 National Crime Victimization Survey; 5 Selected Other Surveys on Rape and Sexual Assault; 6 Comparison of Rape and Sexual Assault Across Data Sources; 7 Potential Sources of Error in the NCVS: Sampling, Frame, and Processing; 8 Potential Sources of Error: Nonresponse, Specification, and Measurement; 9 Synopsis of Potential Errors in the National Crime Victimization Survey; 10 New Directions for Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault; References ; Appendix A: Need for the Study Appendix B: Workshop and Public Meetings: Agendas and Participants; Appendix C: Links to Questionnaires of the National Crime Victimization Survey; Appendix D: Selected Surveys Measuring Rape: An Overview; Appendix E: Statistical Rationale Behind Some Initial Findings on the Relative Statistical Plausibility of a Multiple-Frame Approach to Estimating the Victimization Rate of Rape and Sexual Assault; Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff; Committee on National Statistics
• Titolo autorizzato: Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault
• ISBN: 0-309-29740-0; 0-309-29738-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786924203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II