BJS-funded third-party report: An Environmental Scan of Cybercrime Measurement: Recommendations for the National Crime Victimization Survey

This report provides recommendations designed to enhance the National Crime Victimization Survey?s (NCVS) ability to capture cybercrime victimization. It describes research, evidence, and recommendations regarding (1) existing cybercrime classifications/taxonomies, definitions, and measures; (2) the current measurement of cybercrime in the NCVS and a detailed comparison to the comprehensive cybercrime classification system developed by
K. Phillips and colleagues in 2022; and (3) recommendations for revision to the measurement of cybercrime in the NCVS.

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