The Police Foundation wrote this report to illustrate how they tested the efficacy of the RDD tool for measuring crime victimization. Random digit dialing (RDD), which is a simple telephone survey, has the potential to be effective in measuring but at a significantly lower cost than previous methods. The results show that the RDD is no less accurate than conventional personal interview victimization survey techniques but does so at a cost 70-80 percent lower. This report can act as a handbook with directions for administrators, planners, or researchers who may wish to replicate RDD victimization technique in their communities.
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Tuchfarber, A. J., Et. Al. - Random Digit Dialing: Lowering the Cost of Victimization Surveys
The Police Foundation wrote this report to illustrate how they tested the efficacy of the RDD tool for measuring crime victimization. Random digit dialing (RDD), which is a simple telephone survey, has the potential to be effective in measuring but at a significantly lower cost than previous methods. The results show that the RDD is no less accurate than conventional personal interview victimization survey techniques but does so at a cost 70-80 percent lower. This report can act as a handbook with directions for administrators, planners, or researchers who may wish to replicate RDD victimization technique in their communities.
The Police Foundation wrote this report to illustrate how they tested the efficacy of the RDD tool for measuring crime victimization. Random digit dialing (RDD), which is a simple telephone survey, has the potential to be effective in measuring but at a significantly lower cost than previous methods. The results show that the RDD is no less accurate than conventional personal interview victimization survey techniques but does so at a cost 70-80 percent lower. This report can act as a handbook with directions for administrators, planners, or researchers who may wish to replicate RDD victimization technique in their communities.