Update on the NCVS Instrument Redesign: Results from a National Field Test

This webinar will provide updates on efforts by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to redesign the entire National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) instrument. It will describe results from a large-scale national field test of the NCVS Instrument Redesign, specifically the performance of the current NCVS instrument and procedures to the new instrument. Learn more about:

• BJS's decisions on the new survey instrument based on findings from the field test and other research 
• the timeline for this multi-year redesign project, including anticipated milestones for the implementation phase 
• improvements from the current instrument and changes to the methodology