Area XII: Methodology / 71: Advances in Quantitative Methodology

Assessing the Utility of NIBRS Data - Douglas Salane, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Peter Shenkin, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Eman Abdu, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY; Henry Gallo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Decision Analysis and Equity - Bill Dieterich, Northpointe Inc.; William L. Oliver, Northpointe Inc.; Tim Brennan, Northpointe Inc.; Christina Mendoza, Northpointe Inc.

Real-time measurement of crime in the U.S. - David M. Bierie, United States Marshals Service; Michael Rocque, Bates College

The Measurement of “Deviance” Under the Scrutiny of Item Response Theory - Magda Javakhishvili, University of Kentucky; Alexander T. Vazsonyi, University of Kentucky; Helen Phagava, Tbilisi State Medical University & Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Georgia; Karaman Phagava, Tbilisi State Medical University & Institute of Medical Biotechnology, Georgia; Pierre-Andre Michaud, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Exploring Concept Mapping and Q-sorting as a Combined Mixed Methodological Approach - Sarah Heath, University of Ottawa

Wes Younts, University of Hartford