Why the UCR Diverges From the NCS
by
J.L. Peterson, Albert D. Biderman, James P. Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The prominence achieved by the novel measure of "households touched by crime" when it was introduced into the National Crime Survey (NCS) in 1981 was responsible for renewed attention to comparisons between the crime rates reported by the NCS and the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The new...