The methodology of the police-reported crime severity index = La méthodologie de l'indice de gravité de la criminalité déclarée par la police / Colin Babyak ... [et al.].: CS11-619/2009-6-PDF
"Statistics Canada has developed a new measure of police-reported crime, the Police-Reported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI). Extensive development has endeavoured to ensure it is methodologically sound, easily understandable, and robust with respect to changes in crime. The methodology of the index is examined, including the overall index structure, the linkage procedure for updating the weights and how the weights are calculated. The performance of the index is examined using real and simulated changes in crime volume and sentencing patterns. In conclusion, the index is compared to other current measures of crime"--Abstract.
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| Title | The methodology of the police-reported crime severity index = La méthodologie de l'indice de gravité de la criminalité déclarée par la police / Colin Babyak ... [et al.]. |
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| Publication type | Monograph - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
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| Description | 13, 15 p. |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 11-619 no. 2009-006 |
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