Compare and contrast international victimization studies, national victimization surveys, and local victimization studies. How is each one different? Are they similar in any ways?

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International victimization studies utilize randomized samples from several countries that are representative of populations from which they are taken. International victimization studies allow for comparisons across countries to be made. National victimization surveys are similar to international victimization studies in that they, too, utilize representative random samples, however a national victimization survey collects data in only one country. Unlike international victimization studies, however, comparisons between countries are not possible with national victimization surveys due to difference in definitions and methodology employed. Local victimization studies involve surveys that are restricted to the population of a specific region or city. Such surveys made not be able to utilize random sampling due to restrictions of location and no comparisons between countries can be made.