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505 | 8 | |a 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 Council to investigate this issue and recommend best practices for measuring rape and sexual assault on their household surveys. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault concludes that it is likely that the NCVS is undercounting rape and sexual assault. The most accurate counts of rape and sexual assault cannot be achieved without measuring them separately from other victimizations, the report says. It recommends that BJS develop a separate survey for measuring rape and sexual assault. The new survey should more precisely define ambiguous words such as "rape," give more privacy to respondents, and take other steps that would improve the accuracy of responses. | |
505 | 8 | |a Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault takes a fresh look at the problem of measuring incidents of rape and sexual assault from the criminal justice perspective. This report examines issues such as the legal definitions in use by the states for these crimes, best methods for representing the definitions in survey instruments so that their meaning is clear to respondents, and best methods for obtaining as complete reporting as possible of these crimes in surveys, including methods whereby respondents may report anonymously. Rape and sexual assault are among the most injurious crimes a person can inflict on another. The effects are devastating, extending beyond the initial victimization to consequences such as unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, sleep and eating disorders, and other emotional and physical problems. | |
505 | 8 | |a Understanding the frequency and context under which rape and sexual assault are committed is vital in directing resources for law enforcement and support for victims. These data can influence public health and mental health policies and help identify interventions that will reduce the risk of future attacks. Sadly, accurate information about the extent of sexual assault and rape is difficult to obtain because most of these crimes go unreported to police. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault focuses on methodology and vehicles used to measure rape and sexual assaults, reviews potential sources of error within the NCVS survey, and assesses the training and monitoring of interviewers in an effort to improve reporting of these crimes | |
505 | 8 | |a 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 | |
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adam_text | CONTENTS
SUMMARY
1
INTRODUCTION
STUDY CONTEXT, 16
PANEL CHARGE AND ACTIVITIES, 17
REPORT OVERVIEW, 20
2 LEGAL DEFINITIONS AND CONTEXT
HISTORICAL
CONTEXT, 23
OVERVIEW
OF
STATE
STATUTES,
25
CONCLUSION,
33
3
DATA
FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
POLICE REPORTS, 35
UCR REPORTS, 40
4
NATIONAL
CRIME
VICTIMIZATION
SURVEY
HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT, 50
TARGET POPULATION AND
SAMPLE
DESIGN, 52
DATA COLLECTION AND SURVEY MODE, 59
SURVEY INSTRUMENTS, 59
ESTIMATION
AND PRODUCTS, 63
XI
XII
CONTENTS
5
SELECTED
OTHER
SURVEYS
ON RAPE AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT 71
NATIONAL
WOMEN S STUDY
(1989-1991),
72
NATIONAL
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN STUDY
(1995-1996),
75
NATIONAL
COLLEGE WOMEN SEXUAL
VICTIMIZATION
STUDY
(1997),
78
NATIONAL
INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVEY
(2010),
84
6 COMPARISON OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
ACROSS
DATA
SOURCES
91
DEFINITIONS
USED, 92
SURVEY CONTEXT, 95
TARGET POPULATION, SAMPLING FRAMES, AND SAMPLE
SIZE,
96
DATA COLLECTION MODE AND
RESPONSE
RATES,
99
MEASURES OF
RAPE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, 102
7 POTENTIAL
SOURCES
OF
ERROR
IN THE NCVS:
SAMPLING,
FRAME, AND
PROCESSING
109
SAMPLING
ERROR, 110
FRAME ERROR, 122
PROCESSING ERROR, 124
8 POTENTIAL
SOURCES
OF
ERROR:
NONRESPONSE,
SPECIFICATION, AND MEASUREMENT 127
NONRESPONSE ERROR, 127
SPECIFICATION ERROR, 136
MEASUREMENT ERROR, 138
9
SYNOPSIS
OF POTENTIAL
ERRORS
IN THE
NATIONAL
CRIME
VICTIMIZATION
SURVEY
153
POTENTIAL
SOURCES
OF ERROR: SUMMARY, 154
OBSTACLES
TO
HIGH-QUALITY
ESTIMATES, 155
GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS, 158
10 NEW DIRECTIONS FOR MEASURING RAPE
AND
SEXUAL ASSAULT 161
A
NEW SURVEY TO MEASURE
RAPE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, 162
SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND
MONITORING,
175
RESEARCH,
176
COMMUNICATION
WITH
DATA USERS, 177
WRAP-UP,
180
REFERENCES
183
CONTENTS
XIII
APPENDIXES
A
NEED FOR THE STUDY 193
B WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC MEETINGS: AGENDAS AND PARTICIPANTS 197
C
LINKS TO QUESTIONNAIRES OF THE NATIONAL CRIME
VICTIMIZATION
SURVEY 205
D
SELECTED
SURVEYS MEASURING
RAPE:
AN OVERVIEW 207
E
STATISTICAL RATIONALE BEHIND
SOME
INITIAL
FINDINGS ON THE
RELATIVE STATISTICAL PLAUSIBILITY OF A MULTIPLE-FRAME APPROACH TO
ESTIMATING
THE
VICTIMIZATION
RATE
OF
RAPE
AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 247
F
BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES
OF PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF 257
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spelling | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault Candace Kruttschnitt, William D. Kalsbeek, Carol C. House, editors ; Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies Washington, D.C. National Academies Press [2014] 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xiii, [263] pages)) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Title from PDF title page Version viewed August 26, 2014 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 Council to investigate this issue and recommend best practices for measuring rape and sexual assault on their household surveys. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault concludes that it is likely that the NCVS is undercounting rape and sexual assault. The most accurate counts of rape and sexual assault cannot be achieved without measuring them separately from other victimizations, the report says. It recommends that BJS develop a separate survey for measuring rape and sexual assault. The new survey should more precisely define ambiguous words such as "rape," give more privacy to respondents, and take other steps that would improve the accuracy of responses. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault takes a fresh look at the problem of measuring incidents of rape and sexual assault from the criminal justice perspective. This report examines issues such as the legal definitions in use by the states for these crimes, best methods for representing the definitions in survey instruments so that their meaning is clear to respondents, and best methods for obtaining as complete reporting as possible of these crimes in surveys, including methods whereby respondents may report anonymously. Rape and sexual assault are among the most injurious crimes a person can inflict on another. The effects are devastating, extending beyond the initial victimization to consequences such as unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, sleep and eating disorders, and other emotional and physical problems. Understanding the frequency and context under which rape and sexual assault are committed is vital in directing resources for law enforcement and support for victims. These data can influence public health and mental health policies and help identify interventions that will reduce the risk of future attacks. Sadly, accurate information about the extent of sexual assault and rape is difficult to obtain because most of these crimes go unreported to police. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault focuses on methodology and vehicles used to measure rape and sexual assaults, reviews potential sources of error within the NCVS survey, and assesses the training and monitoring of interviewers in an effort to improve reporting of these crimes 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 National Crime Victimization Survey (U.S.) Rape / United States / Statistics Sex Offenses / United States / Statistics Data Collection / methods / United States / Statistics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology bisacsh Criminal statistics / Evaluation fast Rape / Research fast Sex crimes / Research fast Statistik Criminal statistics United States Evaluation Rape Research United States Sex crimes Research United States USA Kruttschnitt, Candace edt Kalsbeek, William D. 1946- edt House, Carol C. edt National Research Council (U.S.) Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe National Research Council. Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=867833 Aggregator Volltext SWB Datenaustausch application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=028454320&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
spellingShingle | 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 Council to investigate this issue and recommend best practices for measuring rape and sexual assault on their household surveys. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault concludes that it is likely that the NCVS is undercounting rape and sexual assault. The most accurate counts of rape and sexual assault cannot be achieved without measuring them separately from other victimizations, the report says. It recommends that BJS develop a separate survey for measuring rape and sexual assault. The new survey should more precisely define ambiguous words such as "rape," give more privacy to respondents, and take other steps that would improve the accuracy of responses. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault takes a fresh look at the problem of measuring incidents of rape and sexual assault from the criminal justice perspective. This report examines issues such as the legal definitions in use by the states for these crimes, best methods for representing the definitions in survey instruments so that their meaning is clear to respondents, and best methods for obtaining as complete reporting as possible of these crimes in surveys, including methods whereby respondents may report anonymously. Rape and sexual assault are among the most injurious crimes a person can inflict on another. The effects are devastating, extending beyond the initial victimization to consequences such as unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, sleep and eating disorders, and other emotional and physical problems. Understanding the frequency and context under which rape and sexual assault are committed is vital in directing resources for law enforcement and support for victims. These data can influence public health and mental health policies and help identify interventions that will reduce the risk of future attacks. Sadly, accurate information about the extent of sexual assault and rape is difficult to obtain because most of these crimes go unreported to police. Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault focuses on methodology and vehicles used to measure rape and sexual assaults, reviews potential sources of error within the NCVS survey, and assesses the training and monitoring of interviewers in an effort to improve reporting of these crimes 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 National Crime Victimization Survey (U.S.) Rape / United States / Statistics Sex Offenses / United States / Statistics Data Collection / methods / United States / Statistics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology bisacsh Criminal statistics / Evaluation fast Rape / Research fast Sex crimes / Research fast Statistik Criminal statistics United States Evaluation Rape Research United States Sex crimes Research United States |
title | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault |
title_auth | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault |
title_exact_search | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault |
title_full | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault Candace Kruttschnitt, William D. Kalsbeek, Carol C. House, editors ; Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
title_fullStr | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault Candace Kruttschnitt, William D. Kalsbeek, Carol C. House, editors ; Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault Candace Kruttschnitt, William D. Kalsbeek, Carol C. House, editors ; Panel on Measuring Rape and Sexual Assault in Bureau of Justice Statistics Household Surveys, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies |
title_short | Estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault |
title_sort | estimating the incidence of rape and sexual assault |
topic | National Crime Victimization Survey (U.S.) Rape / United States / Statistics Sex Offenses / United States / Statistics Data Collection / methods / United States / Statistics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology bisacsh Criminal statistics / Evaluation fast Rape / Research fast Sex crimes / Research fast Statistik Criminal statistics United States Evaluation Rape Research United States Sex crimes Research United States |
topic_facet | National Crime Victimization Survey (U.S.) Rape / United States / Statistics Sex Offenses / United States / Statistics Data Collection / methods / United States / Statistics SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology Criminal statistics / Evaluation Rape / Research Sex crimes / Research Statistik Criminal statistics United States Evaluation Rape Research United States Sex crimes Research United States USA |
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