+ Measurement and Other Errors in County-Level UCR Data: A Reply to Lott and Whitley
- Author:
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Maltz, Michael D. / Targonski, Joseph
- 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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Uniform Crime Reports, concealed weapon, county-level crime data, gun, measurement error
The authors respond to Lott and Whitley’s critique of their analyses of errors in county-level Uniform Crime Reports data that Lott has used in his research supporting the “more guns, less crime” hypothesis...
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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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