victim survey
criminology
Also known as: victimization survey
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criminology
- In criminology: Descriptive statistics
…in many countries have utilized victimization surveys, in which random samples of the population are generally asked whether they have been victims of crime within a specified period of time. Although these surveys have methodological problems (e.g., they rely entirely on the memory of victims), they have generally been more…
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