USE OF VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING (FROM SURVEY STUDIES OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIME, 1975 BY WESLEY G. SKOGAN - SEE NCJ-31964)

• NCJ Number: 31970
• Author(s): W G SKOGAN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-NI-99-0028
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

GUIDE TO LOCAL USES OF VICTIMIZATION SURVEY DATA, SELECTION OF CRIMES TO ANALYZE, SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS, AND SELECTION OF VARIABLES TO ASK RESPONDENTS.

Abstract

USES OF DATA INCLUDE ESTIMATING CRIME RATES, STUDYING DETAILS OF EVENTS AND ISOLATING DETERRABLE CRIMES, MEASURING CITIZEN SATISFACTION WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERFORMANCE, ESTABLISHING BENCHMARKS FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, AND ISOLATING A POOL OF CRIME VICTIMS WHO CAN BE 'TRACKED' THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.