Surveying Victims: Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R22
Executive Summary 1-14
1 Introduction 15-24
2 Goals of the National Crime Victimization Survey 25-40
3 Current Demands and Constraints on the National Crime Victimization Survey 41-80
4 Matching Design Features to Desired Goals 81-116
5 Decision-Making Process for a New Victimization Measurement System 117-126
References 127-142
Appendixes 143-144
Appendix A: Findings and Recommendations 145-148
Appendix B: Principal Findings and Recommendations of the National Research Council (1976b) Study 149-152
Appendix C: Procedures and Operations of the National Crime Victimization Survey 153-170
Appendix D: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program 171-176
Appendix E: Other Victimization Surveys: International and U.S. State and Local Experience 177-190
Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff 191-196

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1-1		Major Steps in the Development of the National Crime Victimization Survey		17
1-2		Notable Reductions in the National Crime Victimization Survey		20
3-1		Value of Information from a Decision-Making Point of View		64
4-1		Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System		98
4-2		Texas Crime Poll		100
E-1		Recommendations of the United Kingdom Statistics Commission (2006)		182
E-2		Selected Recommendations of the Smith (2006) Independent Review of British Crime Statistics		183

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