2.3. Victimization Studies

What is the primary method used in victimization studies like the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to gather information?

What is the name of the primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States?

According to the text, which organization administers the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)?

Approximately how many households does the NCVS survey annually to gather data on criminal victimization?

The NCVS is particularly useful for helping to illuminate which criminological concept?

Which of the following is an example of a nonfatal personal crime on which the NCVS collects information?

The NCVS collects demographic information about victims. Which of the following details is NOT mentioned in the text as being collected?

In addition to victim demographics, what information does the NCVS collect about the offender?

What is one of the main challenges or limitations of victimization surveys mentioned in the text?

The text gives an example of how trauma can affect memory in survey responses, such as a victim reporting an event happened in 2018 when it actually occurred when?

According to the text, which is NOT a reason a respondent might lie or omit information in a victimization survey?

The NCVS collects information on whether a crime was reported to police. What additional related information does it also gather?

What is the term for the methodological technique mentioned in the text that is used to mitigate challenges like memory issues in victimization surveys?

The NCVS collects data on both nonfatal personal crimes and household property crimes. Which of the following is listed as a household property crime?

What is the approximate number of persons surveyed for the NCVS each year?

The text suggests a respondent may be unwilling to report victimization by a partner out of fear that what will happen?

Which of these categories of information regarding the characteristics of a crime is collected by the NCVS?

How does the text characterize the scope of data collected by the UCR and NIBRS in contrast to the NCVS?

What does the NCVS collect regarding the economic consequences of a crime?

The text states that victimization surveys face a challenge of overreporting. What is a likely reason for this, based on the description of memory issues?

Which category of information collected by the NCVS focuses on the nature of injury?

Why are victimization studies described as an attempt to 'fill in' where police reports are missing?

Based on the text, a limitation of the NCVS is that it collects information on nonfatal personal crimes. What type of crime is consequently excluded from this part of the survey?

The NCVS gathers data from a sample of approximately 135,000 households. This method is an example of what kind of research?

Which of the following is an example of a household property crime measured by the NCVS?