Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence

• NCJ Number: 306384
• Author(s): Darby M. Steiger, Westat; Mike Brick, Westat; Andrea Sedlak, Westat; David Finkelhor, University of New Hampshire; Heather Turner, University of New Hampshire; Sherry Hamby, University of New Hampshire
• Date Published: March 2024
• Length: 338 pages
• Agencies: BJS-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Third-Party Report
• Award: Methodological Research to Support the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence

Description

This report describes comprehensive efforts to review and assess the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) and recommends alternate approaches. The NatSCEV study design and methodology warranted reassessment. One reason for this reassessment is because response rates have seriously declined over NatSCEV cycles, decreasing from 79% of eligible respondents in 2003 to rates as low as 10% for some components of the sample in 2014. To improve future NatSCEV response rates, Westat and the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire collaborated with BJS and OJJDP to consider a range of design options, such as using an online questionnaire and internet panels.