Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault

The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the rates at which Americans are victims of crimes, including rape and sexual assault, but there is concern that rape and sexual assault are undercounted on this survey. BJS asked the National Research C...

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Autor Corporativo: National Research Council. Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys, autor (autor)
Otros Autores: Kruttschnitt, Candace, editor (editor), Kalsbeek, William D., 1946- editor, House, Carol C., editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press [2014]
Colección:National Academies ebooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Errors: Nonresponse, Specification, and Measurement
  • 9 Synopsis of Potential Errors in the National Crime Victimization Survey
  • 10 New Directions for Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault
  • Appendices.