The National Death Index as a Source of Homicide Data: A Methodological Exposition of Promises and Pitfalls for Criminologists

Criminologists largely rely on national deidentified data sources to study homicide in the United States. The National Death Index (NDI), a comprehensive and well-established database compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics, is an untapped source of homicide data that offers identifiab...

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Authors: Tostlebe, Jennifer J. (Author) ; Pyrooz, David C. (Author) ; Rogers, Richard G. 1955- (Author) ; Masters, Ryan K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Homicide studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-36
Online Access: Presumably Free Access
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Keywords:
Missouri
St. Louis
Gang membership
National Death Index
data linkage
Homicide