Criminal Victimization of Persons with Disabilities Residing in Group Quarters

Submission Date: July 25, 2012

Award Ceiling: $500,000

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking applications to design, develop, and test data collection procedures for self-report data on criminal victimization of persons with disabilities residing in group quarters living arrangements, including assisted living settings and institutional settings, such as skilled nursing facilities. The focus of the work under this solicitation is to conduct a feasibility study to assess coverage and other reporting errors in the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates of victimization of persons with disabilities residing in group quarters settings and to assess various collection strategies in these different types of housing arrangements.

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