NCJ Number
131517
Journal
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology Volume: 35 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1991) Pages: 143-161
Date Published
1991
Length
19 pages
Annotation
The Canadian Urban Victimization Survey (CUVS) has made an important contribution to the development of victimology in Canada.
Abstract
The research has major limitations that preclude it from providing an adequate understanding of the gender, class, and ethnic dimensions of criminal victimization. This article argues that British left realist survey technology can be productively employed in a Canadian program of local crime survey research to produce a more detailed description of patterns of victimization, its impact, and control. 20 notes and 103 references (Author abstract)