Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault

by National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, et al.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures the rates at which Americans are victims of crimes, including rape and sexual assault, but there is concern that rape and sexual assault are undercounted on this survey. BJS asked the National Research Council to investigate this issue and recommend best practices for measuring rape and sexual assault on their household surveys. Estimating the Incidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309297370
• ISBN13: 9780309297370
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"