Roger Tarling
Biographic Data
| ID | 110461 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger Tarling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarling |
| SIGNATURE | TARLING R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Home Office |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Prevalence of sexual violence: A comparison of estimates from UK national surveys
Accurately measuring the prevalence of sexual violence is difficult. Police-recorded crime figures are known to underestimate the true extent of sexual violence, and so researchers have tended to rely on survey estimates instead. But estimates from surveys are not uniform, with recent estimates from the UK National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles apparently twice as large as official figures from the major crime surveys (the Crime Surve…
Harnessing paradata and multilevel multiple imputation when analysing survey data: A case study
Missing data (attrition and non-response) are a feature of most surveys especially longitudinal/panel studies. And many such studies now have multilevel designs and hence multilevel data structures. Recent advances in imputation methodology now offer social researchers opportunities to address issues of missing data in a statistically principled way. Paradata can offer great insights in understanding the nature and causes of missingness and can b…
Relations between Government Researchers and Academics: Relations Between Government Researchers and Academics
Relations between government researchers in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice and academics, often undertaking contract research on behalf of both departments, are at a low ebb. This state of affairs is not in the interest of either party or good for the debate on crime and criminal justice. The article suggests ways in which the rifts might be healed including more openness and transparency on behalf of government and the adoption of a…
Reporting Crime to the Police
This paper examines how crime reporting has changed over time by comparing findings from the 2007/08 British Crime Survey with the results obtained from the last major enquiry reported in 1994. International research conducted since that date is also reviewed. The paper finds that seriousness of the offence is still the most important factor influencing victims’ decisions. But reporting rates have changed: broadly, property crime is less likely t…
Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers: Principles and Practice
Managing Social Research: A Practical Guide
An essential tool for those planning to undertake social research, this exceptional book tackles many of the specific concerns and issues that arise. A well structured text, it offers a comprehensive introduction to a range of important areas in project management, including: commissioning research preparing a tender or grant application risk and stakeholder analysis managing the field work and data analysis financial management ethics, confident…
Sentencing Practice in Magistrates' Courts Revisited
Research in the 1970s identified large variation between magistrates' courts in the sentences imposed. Twenty‐five years later wide variations continue to exist despite a significant shift in the sentencing landscape and despite the information and guidance that has been developed to assist magistrates with their sentencing decisions. Recent government reviews have drawn attention to inconsistencies in sentencing outcomes and the Criminal Justice…
Why Are Prison Rates in England and Wales Higher Than in Australia
In 1986 the number of people in prisons per 100,000 of the population was much higher in England and Wales than Australia (93 compared to 70). This difference was not due to differences in crime rates nor the success of the police in apprehending offenders, but to the greater number of people (per capita) in England and Wales received into prison, both on remand and under sentence. Furthermore, in England and Wales, young adults were much more li…
Theoretical Methods in Criminology
Prediction in Criminology
The Investigation of Crime in England and Wales
The growth in recent years of the numbers of crimes recorded, together with the accompanying fall in clear-up rates, has led to a renewed focus on the topic of criminal investigation. This paper reviews the growing body of research evidence on this topic carried out in England and Wales during the last 20years. It begins by outlining the issues that have prompted renewed interest in the area and goes on to present findings on the organisation of …
Research, Politics and Criminal Justice 1
This article considers the relationship between research and politics within the criminal justice system and how this has developed over the last decade and more. The author writes from the perspective of research within government and identifies the many policy and political motivations which result in research being commissioned. It is shown that many problems recur. Despite progress they remain finally unresolved so the basic research agenda c…
Police Force Cautioning: Policy and Practice 1
In June 1984 the Home Office published a Consultative Document entitled Cautioning by the Police. This followed the deliberations of a working group set up to ‘recommend a basis for more consistent and effective police cautioning practice’. The research described in this article was commissioned by the Working Group on Cautioning to consider the discrepancy in police force cautioning rates and the extent to which it resulted from differences in f…
Incomes Policy
Journal Article Incomes Policy Get access Incomes Policy. Edited by ROBIN E. J. CHATER, ANDREW DEAN and ROBERT F. ELLIOTT. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, 1981. Pp. 228. £15-00 hardback, £5.95 paperback.) Roger Tarling Roger Tarling Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 94, Issue 375, 1 September 1984, Pages 653–654, https…
Labour Market Structure: Industrial Organisation and Low Pay
Comparison of Measures of Predictive Power
Many measures of predictive power have been recommended. These include Mean Cost Rating (MCR), P(A), (from Signal Detection Theory), Kendall's rank correlation coefficient tau, and Goodman and Kruskal's gamma. It is shown that these four measures are related as all are merely different transformations of the statistic S. By reference to S, whose distribution is known, hypothesis testing is made possible. Of the four measures considered gamma is g…
The Movement of Real Wages and the Development of Collective Bargaining in the U.K: 1855–1920
Journal Article THE MOVEMENT OF REAL WAGES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE U.K.: 1855–1920 Get access ROGER TARLING, ROGER TARLING Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar FRANK WILKINSON FRANK WILKINSON Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Contrib…
The relationship between Mean Cost Rating (MCR) and Kendall's rank correlation coefficient tau
Linear Algebra and Linear Economics
An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73
Journal Article An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73 Get access T. F. Cripps, T. F. Cripps Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. J. Tarling R. J. Tarling Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 334, 1 June 1974, Pag…
Reporting Crime to the Police
This paper examines how crime reporting has changed over time by comparing findings from the 2007/08 British Crime Survey with the results obtained from the last major enquiry reported in 1994. International research conducted since that date is also reviewed. The paper finds that seriousness of the offence is still the most important factor influencing victims’ decisions. But reporting rates have changed: broadly, property crime is less likely t…
An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73
Journal Article An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73 Get access T. F. Cripps, T. F. Cripps Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. J. Tarling R. J. Tarling Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 334, 1 June 1974, Pag…
Labour Market Structure: Industrial Organisation and Low Pay
The Movement of Real Wages and the Development of Collective Bargaining in the U.K: 1855–1920
Journal Article THE MOVEMENT OF REAL WAGES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE U.K.: 1855–1920 Get access ROGER TARLING, ROGER TARLING Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar FRANK WILKINSON FRANK WILKINSON Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Contrib…
Why Are Prison Rates in England and Wales Higher Than in Australia
In 1986 the number of people in prisons per 100,000 of the population was much higher in England and Wales than Australia (93 compared to 70). This difference was not due to differences in crime rates nor the success of the police in apprehending offenders, but to the greater number of people (per capita) in England and Wales received into prison, both on remand and under sentence. Furthermore, in England and Wales, young adults were much more li…
An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73
Journal Article An Analysis of the Duration of Male Unemployment in Great Britain 1932-73 Get access T. F. Cripps, T. F. Cripps Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar R. J. Tarling R. J. Tarling Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 84, Issue 334, 1 June 1974, Pag…
Linear Algebra and Linear Economics
The relationship between Mean Cost Rating (MCR) and Kendall's rank correlation coefficient tau
Comparison of Measures of Predictive Power
Many measures of predictive power have been recommended. These include Mean Cost Rating (MCR), P(A), (from Signal Detection Theory), Kendall's rank correlation coefficient tau, and Goodman and Kruskal's gamma. It is shown that these four measures are related as all are merely different transformations of the statistic S. By reference to S, whose distribution is known, hypothesis testing is made possible. Of the four measures considered gamma is g…
The Movement of Real Wages and the Development of Collective Bargaining in the U.K: 1855–1920
Journal Article THE MOVEMENT OF REAL WAGES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE U.K.: 1855–1920 Get access ROGER TARLING, ROGER TARLING Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar FRANK WILKINSON FRANK WILKINSON Department of Applied Economics, University of Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Contrib…
Incomes Policy
Journal Article Incomes Policy Get access Incomes Policy. Edited by ROBIN E. J. CHATER, ANDREW DEAN and ROBERT F. ELLIOTT. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, Oxford University Press, 1981. Pp. 228. £15-00 hardback, £5.95 paperback.) Roger Tarling Roger Tarling Department of Applied Economics, Cambridge Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 94, Issue 375, 1 September 1984, Pages 653–654, https…
Labour Market Structure: Industrial Organisation and Low Pay
Police Force Cautioning: Policy and Practice 1
In June 1984 the Home Office published a Consultative Document entitled Cautioning by the Police. This followed the deliberations of a working group set up to ‘recommend a basis for more consistent and effective police cautioning practice’. The research described in this article was commissioned by the Working Group on Cautioning to consider the discrepancy in police force cautioning rates and the extent to which it resulted from differences in f…
Research, Politics and Criminal Justice 1
This article considers the relationship between research and politics within the criminal justice system and how this has developed over the last decade and more. The author writes from the perspective of research within government and identifies the many policy and political motivations which result in research being commissioned. It is shown that many problems recur. Despite progress they remain finally unresolved so the basic research agenda c…
Prediction in Criminology
The Investigation of Crime in England and Wales
The growth in recent years of the numbers of crimes recorded, together with the accompanying fall in clear-up rates, has led to a renewed focus on the topic of criminal investigation. This paper reviews the growing body of research evidence on this topic carried out in England and Wales during the last 20years. It begins by outlining the issues that have prompted renewed interest in the area and goes on to present findings on the organisation of …
Theoretical Methods in Criminology
Why Are Prison Rates in England and Wales Higher Than in Australia
In 1986 the number of people in prisons per 100,000 of the population was much higher in England and Wales than Australia (93 compared to 70). This difference was not due to differences in crime rates nor the success of the police in apprehending offenders, but to the greater number of people (per capita) in England and Wales received into prison, both on remand and under sentence. Furthermore, in England and Wales, young adults were much more li…
Managing Social Research: A Practical Guide
An essential tool for those planning to undertake social research, this exceptional book tackles many of the specific concerns and issues that arise. A well structured text, it offers a comprehensive introduction to a range of important areas in project management, including: commissioning research preparing a tender or grant application risk and stakeholder analysis managing the field work and data analysis financial management ethics, confident…
Sentencing Practice in Magistrates' Courts Revisited
Research in the 1970s identified large variation between magistrates' courts in the sentences imposed. Twenty‐five years later wide variations continue to exist despite a significant shift in the sentencing landscape and despite the information and guidance that has been developed to assist magistrates with their sentencing decisions. Recent government reviews have drawn attention to inconsistencies in sentencing outcomes and the Criminal Justice…
Statistical Modelling for Social Researchers: Principles and Practice
Reporting Crime to the Police
This paper examines how crime reporting has changed over time by comparing findings from the 2007/08 British Crime Survey with the results obtained from the last major enquiry reported in 1994. International research conducted since that date is also reviewed. The paper finds that seriousness of the offence is still the most important factor influencing victims’ decisions. But reporting rates have changed: broadly, property crime is less likely t…
Relations between Government Researchers and Academics: Relations Between Government Researchers and Academics
Relations between government researchers in the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice and academics, often undertaking contract research on behalf of both departments, are at a low ebb. This state of affairs is not in the interest of either party or good for the debate on crime and criminal justice. The article suggests ways in which the rifts might be healed including more openness and transparency on behalf of government and the adoption of a…
Harnessing paradata and multilevel multiple imputation when analysing survey data: A case study
Missing data (attrition and non-response) are a feature of most surveys especially longitudinal/panel studies. And many such studies now have multilevel designs and hence multilevel data structures. Recent advances in imputation methodology now offer social researchers opportunities to address issues of missing data in a statistically principled way. Paradata can offer great insights in understanding the nature and causes of missingness and can b…
Prevalence of sexual violence: A comparison of estimates from UK national surveys
Accurately measuring the prevalence of sexual violence is difficult. Police-recorded crime figures are known to underestimate the true extent of sexual violence, and so researchers have tended to rely on survey estimates instead. But estimates from surveys are not uniform, with recent estimates from the UK National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles apparently twice as large as official figures from the major crime surveys (the Crime Surve…
Sociology (11 works) · Criminology (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (4 works)