ESDS Government

Thematic guide

Introductory guide: Using government surveys for crime research

SPSS Workbook for Dissertation Students

Exploring the Fear of Crime

Publications citing the BCS

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Mail Lists

ESDS Government Datasets JISCmail list

British Crime Survey JISCmail list

Teaching Datasets

The BCS 2000 teaching dataset and British Crime Survey 2007-2008 teaching dataset are available. The datasets can help class tutors to incorporate empirical data into their courses and thus develop students' skills in quantitative methods of analysis and their knowledge of large-scale government surveys.

An unrestricted access British Crime Survey 2007-2008 Teaching Dataset is also available. Users do not have to go through the standard registration procedures to obtain these data - we simply ask for your email address.

ESDS Government Acronyms

A collection of acronyms used in relation to ESDS Government

Home Office resources

• Crime in England and Wales 2009/2010 report

• Crime Mapping Tool: allows users to create maps showing counts and rates of crime at local authority level for England and Wales.

• Research papers and findings based on the BCS

Other resources

• The Comparability of Government Surveys across the UK: Some Observations from the Crime Surveys (AQMeM resource)