SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS OF DATA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH (FROM CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 1975, BY J A GARDINER & M A MULKEY - SEE NCJ-30660)

• NCJ Number: 37753
• Author(s): R B PARKS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: D C Heath and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER REVIEWS CURRENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA RESOURCES AND POINTS OUT QUESTIONS OF DATA VALIDITY AND DANGERS INHERENT IN USING DATA COLLECTED FOR OTHER REASONS FOR POLICY ANALYSIS PURPOSES.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE USED BY POLICY ANALYSTS TO COPE WITH THESE PROBLEMS.