Understanding Crime Incidence Statistics : Why the UCR Diverges From the NCS /
This volume examines closely the differences in measurement systems with regard to crime incidence. Two independent national measures of crime incidence, the UCR (The Uniform Crime Reports) and the NCS (National Crime Survey), are compared; as well, their controversy among various fields of study re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1991.
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| Series: | Research in criminology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume examines closely the differences in measurement systems with regard to crime incidence. Two independent national measures of crime incidence, the UCR (The Uniform Crime Reports) and the NCS (National Crime Survey), are compared; as well, their controversy among various fields of study requiring crime incidence statistics is discussed. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 132 pages 11 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461229865 (electronic bk.) 1461229863 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 1431-7540 |