Royal Statistical Society
Meeting of the Social Statistics Section 11 October 2005
Methodological Issues and Results from the Arrestee Survey and Offending,
Crime and Justice Survey
The Arrestee Survey is a nationally representative survey of individuals
aged 17 or over at the first point of entry into the Criminal Justice
System, namely at arrest. The survey has been running continuously since
September 2003. The Arrestee Survey collects information on reason for
arrest, self-reported offending, drug and alcohol use, drugs supply and
treatment. The talk will centre on the challenges associated with
undertaking such a survey and the methodology employed to meet these. In
addition, if available, the emerging key findings from the first year of the
survey will be discussed.
The Offending, Crime and Justice Survey (OCJS) is the national longitudinal
self-report offending survey for England and Wales. The survey, covering
people living in private households, was first conducted in 2003 and will be
repeated annually until 2006. The focus is on young people aged 10 to 25.
The main aims are to collect information on the extent of offending,
anti-social behaviour and drug use among young people and examine the impact
various risk and protective factors have on pathways into and out of
delinquency. The talk will focus on the methodological challenges and
present some of the key findings from the 2003 survey.
Speakers:
The speakers will be Debbie Wilson (OCJS), Clare Sharp (OCJS) and Natalie
Owen (AS) from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics (RDS)
with Richard Boreham (NatCen) and Steve Pudney (University of Essex). Chair
Chris Kershaw
Date & Time:
Tuesday 11 October 2005, 5:00 PM (Tea from 4:30)
Place:
RSS, 12 Errol Street, London EC1Y 8LX
Admission:
The meeting is open to all and free of charge
For more information please contact:
Rosalyn Harper
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