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The NCVS began in 1972 and was developed from work done by the National Opinion Research Center and the President's Commission On Law Enforcement And The Administration Of Justice . A key finding of the survey was the realization that many crimes were not reported to the police. METHODOLOGY NCVS surveys households randomly selected from a stratified multistage cluster sample, with the interviews administered by the United States Census Bureau .1}} This methodology has some disadvantages for surveying Domestic Violence crimes, since the entire selected household (above age 12) is interviewed instead of just one member selected. The selected household remains in the survey sample for three years, with interviews conducted every six months.2 Critics also argue that there is no way to verify much of the information gathered. NCVS also includes supplemental questions, which allow periodic questions to be asked regarding such topics as School Violence or attitudes toward crime or police.3 In resposne to criticism of the survey design, the NCVS was redesigned in the late 1980s. The survey redesign also incorporated improved survey methodology and asks more direct questions. The redesign went through testing and evaluation before being fully implemented in the 1992-1993 survey.4 SEE ALSO REFERENCES FURTHER READING
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