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National Crime Surveys: Redesign Data: Peoria Record Check Study (ICPSR 8669)

Published: Mar 30, 2006

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Principal Investigator(s):
Robert M. Groves

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08669.v1

Version V1

Summary

The purpose of this study was to measure criminal activity in the United States based on survey reports of crime victims. In the study two different questionnaire forms were used in order to assess which provided better responses. One form was very lengthy and asked detailed questions about each household, person, and incident. The second form was much shorter and asked very generalized questions. The data collection was an attempt to find alternative methods of sampling, interviewing, designing questionnaires, managing data, and reporting results. Detailed information is provided on household characteristics and other characteristics of the respondents, as well as on crime incidents, including burglary, vandalism, assault, and rape.

Citation

Groves, Robert M. National Crime Surveys: Redesign Data: Peoria Record Check Study. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-03-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08669.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (J LEAA-012-82)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Data Collection Notes

For reasons of confidentiality the ICPSR has masked several variables.

Sample

Combination of sample from police record system and random digit dialed sample.

Universe

All persons in the United States twelve years of age and older.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

event/transaction data

survey data

Original Release Date

1987-05-19

Version Date

2006-03-30

Version History

2006-03-30 File CB8669.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.

Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented.
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.