How Crime in the United States Is Measured.

Reviews history of the uniform crime reports (UCR), the national incident-based reporting system (NIBRS), and the national crime victimization survey (NCVS), all of which collect crime data to inform policy decisions and allocate Federal criminal justice funding to States. Examines methods each prog...

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Bibliographic Details

Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Crime. Government information. Surveys. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book