Day 2: UMD National Crime Victimization Survey Research Forum (Virtual)

When:
Thu, Apr 28, 2022 - 1:00PM
to
Thu, Apr 28, 2022 - 3:00PM

Where:
Online; register to gain link

Host:
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Speakers:

 

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is one of the nation's primary sources of information on crime and criminal victimization. Each year, data are obtained from a nationally representative sample of about 240,000 persons in about 150,000 households in the United States. This information allows us to identify victims and non-victims as well as the repercussions and social context of victimization. It is an excellent source of data for understanding victimization risk as well as responses to victimization. Periodic supplements to the survey offer the exploration of emerging types of crime like fraud, identity theft, and stalking. While the survey has offered these data for almost 50 years, many criminologists and social scientists interested in crime are unfamiliar with it. This forum is designed to expose this audience to the research uses of the NCVS and to present methods for proper analysis of the survey data.

UMD has organized this forum on the NCVS to foster research use of the survey. Please join Dr. James P. Lynch, Dr. Min Xie, and esteemed panelists to discuss the use of NCVS for research and training. Please register and join the conversation.

The remaining schedule of the forum (three sessions, all via Zoom) follows.

 

 

Session 2: NCVS Research Highlights – April 28th, 1 pm-3 pm EST

Moderator: Grace Kena, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Panelists:

  • Dr. Jennifer Truman, BJS
  • Alexandra Thompson, BJS
  • Dr. Erika Harrell, BJS
  • Dr. Frank Pezzella, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
  • Dr. Tasha Youstin, Western Carolina Univ.
  • Dr. Julie Siddique, Univ. of North Texas at Dallas
Register here

 

 

Session 3: NCVS User Workshop – May 4th, 1 pm-3 pm EST (hands-on training to analyze the NCVS data; using SPSS)

Register here
 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session(s). Participation via computer with video on is highly recommended.