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Estimating the Incidence of Rape and Sexual Assault

The mission of the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is “to collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Understanding crime through both victims and offenders

The new edition of CU Boulder Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it Understanding why crime happens and how to prevent it ...
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National Crime Victimization Survey Is Likely Undercounting Rape and Sexual Assault; Justice Department Should Create New, Separate Survey

WASHINGTON – One of the nation’s largest surveys of crime victims is likely undercounting incidences of rape and sexual assault, making it difficult to ensure that adequate law enforcement resources ...
The Conversation

Victim surveys show that crime in South Africa may be dropping, yet fear is rising

There’s been a decline in many crimes in South Africa but the murder rate has increased for the sixth year. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK South Africans consistently rank crime among their top concerns, second ...