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Social and Scientific Influences on the Measurement of Criminal Victimization

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  • Janet L. Lauritsen

    (University of Missouri – St. Louis, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice)

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The National Crime Victimization Survey has been informed by decades of methodological research on the measurement of victimization. Yet most criminologists have little knowledge of the process or outcomes of this research or its effects on the characteristics of the survey. Using in-house reports, conference papers, agency memoranda, and other documents, this paper describes some of the important methodological research that has taken place since the 1992 redesign of the survey. Much of the more recent research is the consequence of new initiatives for the survey, such as the measurement of hate crime victimization and victimization among the developmentally disabled, as well as periodic supplements. This research finds that the current characteristics of the NCVS reflect decisions made on the basis of methodological research, broader social and political factors, and budgetary constraints.

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  • Janet L. Lauritsen, 2005. "Social and Scientific Influences on the Measurement of Criminal Victimization," Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Springer, vol. 21(3), pages 245-266, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joqcri:v:21:y:2005:i:3:d:10.1007_s10940-005-4271-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10940-005-4271-8
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