Library Index :: Crime and Justice in America :: Index - A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Index - N

National Center for Victims of Crime, 53

National Church Arson Task Force (NCATF), 60

National Consumers League, 113

National Crime Victimization Survey (Bureau of Justice Statistics)
     findings of, 1
     statistical information collected in, 37-38
     victimization trends, 43-44
     victimizations in 2002, 38-41

"National Death Penalty Moratorium Act of 2001", 92

National Fraud Information Center (NFIC), 113

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 134

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), 106

National Institute of Justice, 44-45, 84

National Neighborhood Watch Program, 144

2002 National Retail Security Survey Final Report (Hollinger and Davis), 121

National Sheriff's Association, 144

2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services), 132

National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, 135

2001 National Youth Gang Survey (National Youth Gang Center), 84

National Youth Gang Survey (NYGS), 83-84

NCATF (National Church Arson Task Force), 60

Neighborhood Watch programs
     crime decline and, 2, 3
     success of, 144

Neighborhoods
     decline of crime in, 3
     fear of crime in, 37

"Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy" (Sampson et al.), 3

Neo-Confederate groups, 55

Neo-Nazi groups, 55

Neto, Virginia V., 52

New Black Panthers, 58

New Woman All Women Health Care Center, 62

"New World Order", 56

The New York Times, 63

New Zealand
     family group conferencing in, 103
     victim compensation in, 49

NFIC (National Fraud Information Center), 113

NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), 134

NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting System), 106

Nichols, Terry, 56

Northeast
     aggravated assault, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.13)
     aggravated assault in, 27
     burglary rate in, 28
     crime rate in, 3, 4
     Index of Crime offense and population distribution, by region, 2002, 21t
     larceny-theft rate in, 29
     prison population in, 97
     prisoners under jurisdiction of state/federal correctional authorities, by region, jurisdiction, year end 2001-02, 93t
     property crime rate in, 42
     property crime victimization rates, by type of crime, region, residence locality, 2002, 47t
     rape rate in, 25
     robberies, percent distribution of, by region, type of weapon used, 2002, 31 (t2.12)
     violent/property crime rates, by region, 2002, 6f

Nuyen, David D., 125

NYGS (National Youth Gang Survey), 83-84

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