Measuring serious violence perpetration: comparison of police-recorded and self-reported data in a UK cohort
Overall, our study demonstrates the difficulties in measuring violence. While we have shown that a key advantage of linkage to police records is it enables outcomes to be measured irrespective of study participation, police data undercounts serious violence. Further, observational studies may also underestimate violence perpetration as individuals with police-recorded serious violence are less likely to participate in research. Therefore, while record linkage allows the advantages of both official police records and self-reported measures to be exploited, it does not negate their limitations.
Authors
- John Macleod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8202-1144)
- Kate M. Tilling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-8926)
- Iain R. Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-1599)
- Rosie Cornish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-7646)
- Alison Teyhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4965-3139)
Institutions
- University of Hull (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Population Data Science
- Published
- 2025-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v10i1.2391
- Primary Topic
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- University of Bristol
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council