Measure the True Dimensions of the Problem
Because policy makers and the general public want to know how serious various kinds of illegal activities are, victimologists must devise ways to keep track of the frequency and consequences of prohibited acts. The accuracy of statistics kept by government bureaus and private agencies must be critically examined to ferret out any biases that might inflate or deflate these estimates to the advantage of those who, for
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B O X 1.4 A Sampling of the Wide Range of Studies about the Interaction between Offenders and Victims