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An important aspect of sampling yield relates to the number of offenders we are likely to find in a sample. From this perspective, sampling yield is a critical feature of the design because we need to have enough offenders of various types for reliable statistical analyses. In anticipation that simple random sampling procedures may not identify many criminals, even when carried out in a high-crime rate urban area, we propose to use a stratified sampling procedure in which we disproportionately draw from the highest risk groups. We suggest using community characteristics, individual characteristics, or a combination of the two to identify the risk groups.
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Tonry, M., Ohlin, L.E., Farrington, D.P. (1991). Sampling Yield. In: Human Development and Criminal Behavior. Research in Criminology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9055-8_7
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