Homicide Data Sources

An Interdisciplinary Overview for Researchers

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Statistics, Crimes & Criminals, Criminology
Cover of the book Homicide Data Sources by Adam Dobrin, Springer International Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Adam Dobrin ISBN: 9783319198811
Publisher: Springer International Publishing Publication: July 31, 2015
Imprint: Springer Language: English
Author: Adam Dobrin
ISBN: 9783319198811
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Publication: July 31, 2015
Imprint: Springer
Language: English

This Brief provides a detailed guide to national data sources that collect and report data on homicides in the United States, and some key international sources abroad. It provides in-depth coverage of well-known sources, and highlights more obscure sources, providing a useful tool for research design and planning across disciplines. 

 This Brief includes detailed discussions of the benchmark sources in the United States: police data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Programs, as well as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics’ National Vital Statistics System. It also brings to light in one place many other less commonly-known sources for the United States.

The author also highlights international data sources with worldwide data, but not country-specific studies.  For each source covered, this unique work provides discussion of how to access the data source, interpret data from the source, and provides necessary background information about strengths and weaknesses of the sources. It does not presume expertise in statistics or methodology, and assumes no prior exposure to the data sources described. It is organized by data source, with some comparisons between the sources. It will be useful as a guide for researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Demography, and any related field interested in homicide statistics.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This Brief provides a detailed guide to national data sources that collect and report data on homicides in the United States, and some key international sources abroad. It provides in-depth coverage of well-known sources, and highlights more obscure sources, providing a useful tool for research design and planning across disciplines. 

 This Brief includes detailed discussions of the benchmark sources in the United States: police data compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reporting Programs, as well as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics’ National Vital Statistics System. It also brings to light in one place many other less commonly-known sources for the United States.

The author also highlights international data sources with worldwide data, but not country-specific studies.  For each source covered, this unique work provides discussion of how to access the data source, interpret data from the source, and provides necessary background information about strengths and weaknesses of the sources. It does not presume expertise in statistics or methodology, and assumes no prior exposure to the data sources described. It is organized by data source, with some comparisons between the sources. It will be useful as a guide for researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Demography, and any related field interested in homicide statistics.

More books from Springer International Publishing

Cover of the book Portfolio Analytics by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Multidimensional Queueing Models in Telecommunication Networks by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book The Shifting Global Economic Architecture by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Integration of Reusable Systems by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Principles of Health Interoperability by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Legitimizing Corporate Harm by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Formal and Analytic Solutions of Diff. Equations by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Exclusion and Forced Migration in Central America by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book A Rumor about the Jews by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Banking on Health by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Intuitionistic Proof Versus Classical Truth by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Distinguished Figures in Descriptive Geometry and Its Applications for Mechanism Science by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Natural Convective Heat Transfer from Short Inclined Cylinders by Adam Dobrin
Cover of the book Muslims, Schooling and Security by Adam Dobrin
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy