The Accuracy of Arrest Data in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Accuracy of Arrest Data in the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

Published:2022-01-07 Issue: Volume: Page:001112872110671
ISSN:0011-1287
Container-title:Crime & Delinquency
language:en
Short-container-title:Crime & Delinquency

Author:

Cross Theodore P.¹^ORCID,Wagner Alex²,Bibel Daniel³

Affiliation:

1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

2. Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

3. Criminal Justice Consultation and Research, Medfield, MA, USA

Abstract

This study compared NIBRS arrest data in a statewide sample with arrest and summons data on the same cases collected directly from law enforcement agencies (LEAs). NIBRS matched LEA data in 84.1% of cases. However, 5.8% of LEA arrests and 52.9% of LEA summons were false negatives, that is, they were incorrectly represented as not cleared by arrest in NIBRS. False negatives were more likely when more than 1 day elapsed between incident and arrest and when the crimes were sexual assault or intimidation. False negatives were less likely in small LEAs (for summons) Recommendations are presented for improving accuracy.

Funder

National Institute of Justice

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00111287211067180

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