Measuring Crime
THE IMPORTANCE OF MEASURING CRIME
THE DARK FIGURE OF CRIME
GOVERNMENT STATISTICAL EFFORTS
The Uniform Crime Reports
Problems with the UCR
The National Incident-Based Reporting System
The National Crime Victimization Survey
Problems with the NCVS
The UCR and the NCVS: Divergence, Convergence, and the Future
SELF-REPORT STUDIES
Problems with Self-Report Studies
The National Youth Survey Family Study
Monitoring the Future
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
SUMMARY