+ Measurement error in county-level UCR data
- Author:
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Lott, J. R. / Whitley, J.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Criminology, Gun Carrying, Legislation and Policy, Ownership, Social Science, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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UCR, county level crime data, measurement error, systematic biases
The authors respond to an article by two other scholars who analyzed Lott’s county-level crime data and concluded that the measurement errors in the dataset bring his gun law research based on this data...
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+ A Note on the Use of County-Level UCR Data
- Author:
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Maltz, M. D. / Targonski, J.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Quantitative Criminology
- Topics:
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Social Science, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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UCR, concealed weapons, county-level crime data, crime statistics, guns
The authors describe inconsistencies and weaknesses in the estimation techniques used to fill missing information on county-level crime data, which may affect studies that use Uniform Crime Reporting...
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