OpportunityTitle: BJS FY 2010 Visiting Fellow: National Crime Victimization Survey Design
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Applicants are limited to senior-level social science researchers and/or statisticians whose work on crime-related subjects has been extensively published and who are willing to commit a substantial portion of their time over an 18-month period to undertake methodological research to enhance the bureau&#146;s capacity to redesign its National Crime Victimization Survey.
Description: Visiting Fellow will develop a modular design for the crime Incident Report questionnaire to be used in the redesigned NCVS. Also, the Visiting Fellow would be expected to review the literature surrounding the handling of repeat victimization and work collaboratively with the BJS Program Manager and staff to develop a strategy for addressing the issue in the redesigned survey.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: General Information
GrantorContactText: Lisa Price-Grear &lt;br/&gt;Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-616-3561