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Advances and Challenges in Empirical Studies of Victimization

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  1. For a thorough history of the National Crime Victimization Survey, including discussion of its purpose and administration, see Groves and Cork (2008).

  2. For a set of articles that explore ways of making victimization research more relevant to practitioners, see the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (Vol 24(2), 2008).

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Lauritsen, J.L. Advances and Challenges in Empirical Studies of Victimization. J Quant Criminol 26, 501–508 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-010-9118-2

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