A Comparison of Incarceration Measures Across the ACS, CJARS, and Researcher Provided Data

Evan Rose and Yotam Shem-Tov

CES Technical Notes Series from Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

Abstract: This technical note measures the reliability of incarceration measures in CJARS, researcher provided data sets and the American Community Survey. These statistics provide new benchmarks about the quality and reliability of Census measures of criminal justice contact.

Keywords: ACS; CJARS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026-08
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