Understanding Crime Incidence Statistics: Why the Ucr Diverges from the Ncs

by James P. Lynch and Albert D. Biderman

Book Overview

The prominence achieved by the novel measure of "households touched by crime" when it was introduced into the National Crime Survey (NCS) in 1981 was responsible for renewed attention to comparisons between the crime rates reported by the NCS and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The new NCS measure suggested that crime was declining; this at a time of widespread awareness that the UCR Index was at all-time highs. Com- parisons of the NCS and UCR in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461277477
• ISBN13: 9781461277477
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"