The National Incident-Based Reporting System: Research and Policy Applications

Journal of Quantitative Criminology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-149

  Maxfield, Michael G ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement error; NCVS; NIBRS; UCR; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042638054     PISSN: 07484518     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007518620521     Document Type: Article

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