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NCJ 176365
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Title:
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Bridging the Gaps in Police Crime Data
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BJS Criminal Justice Information Policy Report
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Author(s):
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Michael D. Maltz
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Date Published:
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1999 |
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Page Count:
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79 |
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Grant Number:
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95-BJ-CX-0001 |
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Sale Source:
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NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States
Bureau of Justice Statistics Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 179
Dept. BJS-236
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
United States |
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Document:
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Text PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Type:
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Program/project description/evaluations |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This report describes the history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system and the data problems that it deals with in reporting crime and arrests. |
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Abstract:
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Crime in the United States is an annual compilation of the UCR provided by more than 18,000 policing jurisdictions. The report describes procedures used by the FBI to fill in gaps in the data provided to the FBI and suggests how the data might be improved. Since the FBI is moving to implement an improved crime and arrest reporting system, the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), to replace the UCR, a study of UCR deficiencies should be useful in planning for the full implementation of NIBRS. The report discusses, among other topics: (1) the information-gathering process; (2) error checking: (3) processing and publishing crime data; (4) reasons for incomplete reporting; (5) procedures for imputing crime data; (6) inaccuracies produced by imputation procedures; (7) suggested imputation philosophy; (8) supplementary homicide reports; and (9) archiving. Notes, figures, tables, appendixes, references, glossary |
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Main Term(s):
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Statistics/ |
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Index Term(s):
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Data collection devices ; Federal Bureau of Investigation ; National crime statistics ; Crime statistics ; Criminal justice information systems ; Uniform crime reporting ; Information processing ; Data collection ; Information collection ; Natl Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) |
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Note:
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See NCJ 177615 for the executive summary. |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
https://www.ncjrs.gov/App/Publications/abstract.aspx?ID=176365
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