Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Goals of the National Crime Victimization Survey; 5 3 Current Demands and Constraints on the National Crime Victimization Survey; 6 4 Matching Design Features to Desired Goals; 7 5 Decision-Making Process for a New Victimization Measurement System; 8 References; 9 Appendixes; 10 Appendix A: Findings and Recommendations; 11 Appendix B: Principal Findings and Recommendations of the National Research Council (1976b) Study; 12 Appendix C: Procedures and Operations of the National Crime Victimization Survey; 13 Appendix D: The Uniform Crime Reporting Program; 14 Appendix E: Other Victimization Surveys: International and U.S. State and Local Experience; 15 Appendix F: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff

About the Author

Robert M. Groves and Daniel L. Cork, Editors, Panel to Review the Programs of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Research Council