NCJ Number
10765
Date Published
1972
Length
142 pages
Annotation
OFFENSE REPORT FORMS, CODING MANUALS, A CENSUS DATA STUDY, AND RAW DATA, RELATED TO AN EXAMINATION OF THE OBJECTIVE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO BURGLARIES.
Abstract
THE STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS BOOKLET OF APPENDED MATERIAL TO THE STUDY CONTAINS LEGAL DEFINITIONS OF BURGLARY AND THE OFFENSE REPORT FORMS AND CODING MANUALS USED BY THE THREE JURISDICTIONS STUDIED. RAW DATA SUCH AS BURGLARY FREQUENCY INDICATORS, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS, AND RESPONSES OF VICTIMIZATION SURVEY INTERVIEWEES ARE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THIS DATA. FOR A COMPLETE REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY AND FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE NCJ-10761, NCJ-10762, NCJ-10763, NCJ-10764, NCJ-10766, AND NCJ-10767.