18 janvier 2006
Marvin E. Wolfgang et al., « National Crime Surveys: Index of Crime Severity, 1977 », Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, ID : 10.3886/ICPSR08295.v1
The purpose of this data collection was to determine the seriousness of criminal events. The principal investigators sought to determine and rate the relative seriousness of murder, rape, and petty theft. Information in the collection includes respondents' opinions on the severity of particular crimes as well as how that severity compared to other crimes.