Systematic Measurement Error With State - Level Crime Data : Evidence From The 'More Guns, Less Crime' Debate  

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Legault, Richard L. ; Martin, Robert A., (Jr.)

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency (http://jrc.sagepub.com/) vol. 42 no. 2 (May 2005), page 187-210.
Topik: DEBATES & DEBATING; UCR; state - level crime data; crime statistics; aggregation; guns
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Researchers have recently been cautioned regarding error in the uniform crime reports' (UCR) "crime by county" cross - sectional time - series data. These data were basis for analyses of the effects of laws regarding shall - issue concealed carry weapons (CCW) permits on UCR crime rates in the controversial book more guns less crime (MGLC). The authors condut a critical analysis of the state - level data used in that study, compare it to readily available state - level UCR data, and discuss iddues that may unduly influence the MGLC parameter estimates. Using alternative data, they reestimate the MGLC models, finding that the majority of the MGLC state level findings are mere artifacts of reporting error and data anomalies resulting from the use of aggregated UCR "crime by country" data. The authors conclude that any inferences regarding the effects of concealed carry weapons laws on crime rates drawn from analyses of the MGLC state - level data are seriously flawed.

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