Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)

Lee Ann Slocum; Paige E. Vaughn

doi:10.21428/cb6ab371.e6f9a9cc

March 23, 2026Open Access

Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)

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Key Points

To understand how prior police encounters affect victim reports of police effort and case clearance.
Analysis of data from the National Crime Victimization Survey and Police Public Contact Survey
Examination of relationships among police contact, victim cooperation, and case clearance
Victims with prior police contact reported varying levels of investigatory effort by police.
Victim cooperation positively influenced case clearance rates when aligned with police actions.
Investigatory efforts by police are often correlated with victim satisfaction and case outcomes.

Implication

Research assesses how police contacts influence case outcomes and victim cooperation, suggesting key interactions.

Abstract

Objectives: To assess (1) how victims’ past-year police encounters are related to their reports of police investigatory effort, complaint signing, and case clearance and (2) how police and victim actions act in concert to account for case clearance.

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Slocum et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)

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Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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Disentangling the Relationships among Prior Police Contact, Victim Cooperation, Investigatory Effort, and Case Clearance: Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and Police Public Contact Survey (PPCS)

Key Points

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

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