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FRONT MATTER -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- I Background and General Planning -- 1 The Panel on Research on Future Census Methods -- 2 The General Plan for the 2010 Census -- II Issues of Census Design 55 -- 3 Modernizing Geographic Resources -- 4 American Community Survey -- 5 Enumeration and Data-Processing Methods -- 6 Technical Infrastructure and Business Process -- 7 Coverage Measurement -- III The Census Bureau's Research and Research -- 8 Evaluations -- 9 Census Tests -- 10 Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

"To derive statistics about crime - to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it - a conceptual framework for defining and thinking about crime is virtually a prerequisite. Developing and maintaining such a framework is no easy task, because the mechanics of crime are ever evolving and shifting: tied to shifts and development in technology, society, and legislation. Interest in understanding crime surged in the 1920s, which proved to be a pivotal decade for the collection of nationwide crime statistics. Now established as a permanent agency, the Census Bureau commissioned the drafting of a manual for preparing crime statistics-intended for use by the police, corrections departments, and courts alike. The new manual sought to solve a perennial problem by suggesting a standard taxonomy of crime. Shortly after the Census Bureau issued its manual, the International Association of Chiefs of Police in convention adopted a resolution to create a Committee on Uniform Crime Records -to begin the process of describing what a national system of data on crimes known to the police might look like. The key distinction between the rigorous classification proposed in this report and the "classifications" that have come before in U.S. crime statistics is that it is intended to partition the entirety of behaviors that could be considered criminal offenses into mutually exclusive categories. Modernizing Crime Statistics: Report 1: Defining and Classifying Crime assesses and makes recommendations for the development of a modern set of crime measures in the United States and the best means for obtaining them. This first report develops a new classification of crime by weighing various perspectives on how crime should be defined and organized with the needs and demands of the full array of crime data users and stakeholders"--Publisher's description

Title -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Goals of the National Crime Victimization Survey -- 3 Current Demands and Constraints on the National Crime Victimization Survey -- 4 Matching Design Features to Desired Goals -- 5 Decision-Making Process for a New Victimization Measurement System -- References -- A Findings and Recommendations -- B Principal Findings and Recommendations of the National Research Council (1976b) Study -- C Procedures and Operations of the National Crime Victimization Survey -- D The Uniform Crime Reporting Program -- E Other Victimization Surveys: International and U.S. State and Local Experience -- F Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Abstract -- Summary -- 1 ntroduction -- 2 Measurement in the Justice System -- 3 Overview of Bureau of Justice Statistics Data Series -- 4 State and Local Partnerships -- 5 Principles and Practices: BJS as a Principal U.S. Federal Statistical Agency -- 6 Strategic Goals for the Bureau of Justice Statistics -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Findings and Recommendations -- Appendix B: Summary of Surveying Victims: Options for Conducting the National Crime Victimization Survey -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff -- COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS.

"Planning for the 2020 census is already beginning. This book from the National Research Council examines several aspects of census planning, including questionnaire design, address updating, non-response follow-up, coverage follow-up, de-duplication of housing units and residents, editing and imputation procedures, and several other census operations. This book recommends that the Census Bureau overhaul its approach to research and development. The report urges the Bureau to set cost and quality goals for the 2020 and future censuses, improving efficiency by taking advantage of new technologies."--Publisher's description

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- -1 - Introduction -- -2 - Real Reengineering: Technical Infrastructure and Business Process -- -3 - Modernizing Geographic Resources -- -4 - American Community Survey -- -5 - The 2003 and 2004 Census Tests -- -6 - Conclusions and Future Work -- Bibliography -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- Change and the 2020 Census: Not Whether But How -- References -- Appendix A: Charge of the Panel to Review the 2010 Census -- Appendix B: Site Visits by Panel Members and Staff -- Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff -- Committee on National Statistics.

Front matter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Firearms and Ammunition: Physics, Manufacturing, and Sources of Variability -- 3 Firearms Identification and the Use of Ballistic Evidence -- 4 Current Ballistic Imaging Technology -- 5 Current Ballistic Image Databases: NIBIN and the State Reference Databases -- 6 Operational and Technical Enhancements to NIBIN -- 7 Three-Dimensional Measurement and Ballistic Imaging -- 8 Experimental Evidence on Sources of Variability and Imaging Standards -- 9 Feasibility of a National Reference Ballistic Image Database -- 10 Microstamping: Alternative Technology for Tracing to Point of Sale -- 11 Best Standards for Future Developments in Computer-Assisted Firearms Identification -- References -- Appendix A Gun Enforcement and Ballistic Imaging Technology in Boston -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.

The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) was established in 1972 to improve the statistical methods and information upon which public policy decisions are based, thereby furthering the ability of the highly decentralized federal statistical system to deliver relevent, timely, and cost-effective information. While CNSTAT's original mandate was to provide an independent and objective resource for evaluating and improving the work of the system, its work expanded over the years to include undertaking studies from a broad range of research and program agencies of the U.S. government. For these and other reasons, CNSTAT occupies a unique position at the intersection of statistics and public policy.

The Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) was established in 1972 to improve the statistical methods and information upon which public policy decisions are based, thereby furthering the ability of the highly decentralized federal statistical system to deliver relevant, timely, and cost-effective information. While CNSTAT's original mandate was to provide an independent and objective resource for evaluating and improving the work of the system, its work expanded over the years to include undertaking studies from a broad range of research and program agencies of the U.S. government. For these and other reasons, CNSTAT occupies a unique position at the intersection of statistics and public policy. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- Part I Letter Report -- Part II Interim Report -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Evaluation Issues -- 3 Census Operations: Overview -- 4 Census Operations: Assessment -- 5 Demographic Analysis -- 6 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation: Overview -- 7 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation: Assessment -- 8 Imputations and Late Additions -- Appendix A Census Operations -- Appendix B Mail Returns -- Appendix C A.C.E. Operations -- Glossary -- References -- Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff.

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Administrative Records, Third-Party Data, and the American Community Survey -- 3 Increasing American Community Survey Participation Through Improved Respondent Communication -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participant List -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and Presenters -- Committee on National Statistics.

Intro -- FrontMatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Disclosure Avoidance in the 2020 Census -- 3 Geospatial Analyses of Social and Demographic Conditions -- 4 Redistricting and Related Legal Uses -- 5 Delivery of Government Services -- 6 Business and Private Sector Applications -- 7 Use as Denominators for Rates and Baseline for Estimates -- 8 Identification of Rural and Special Populations: American Indians and Alaska Natives -- 9 Identification of Rural and Special Populations: Small Communities, the Young, and the Elderly -- 10 Panel Discussion on Key Privacy Issues -- 11 Census Bureau's Responses and Own Analyses of 2010 Demonstration Data Products -- 12 Summary of Breakout Discussion Sessions -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Planning Committee Members and External Presenters -- Committee on National Statistics.