Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Published online on March 18, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Volume 63, Issue 3, Page 315-376, May 2026.
ObjectivesTo assess (1) how victims’ past-year police encounters are related to their reports of police investigatory effort, complaint signing, and case clearance and (2) how police and victim actions act in concert to account for case clearance.Methods...
ObjectivesTo assess (1) how victims’ past-year police encounters are related to their reports of police investigatory effort, complaint signing, and case clearance and (2) how police and victim actions act in concert to account for case clearance.Methods...