WS - E - Conducting Community Surveys

Acknowledgments This report was written by Deborah Weisel. It was prepared under the supervision of Marshall DeBerry and Steven K. Smith, Ph.D., of the Bureau of Justice Statistics and by Pam Cammarata of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Meg Townsend, formerly with the COPS office, also contributed to the project. The project was supported by BJS under contract number OJP-99-135-M. Tom Hester, Lea Gifford, and Marika Litras of BJS provided editorial review. Jayne Robinson of BJS administered final publication. The Crime Victimization Software may be obtained by contacting 1-800-732-3277 or [email protected]. ii Conducting Community Surveys