Global report on crime and justice
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Global report on crime and justice
Oxford University Press, 1999
- : cloth
- : pbk
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"Published for the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, Centre for International Crime Prevention."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-252)
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9780195133165
Description
The Global Report on Crime and Justice is a synthesis of research and data gathered by the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention. It brings together in published form for the first time a wealth of information about crime and justice from the member states of the United Nations. It presents crime trends and operations of criminal justice systems on a comparative basis. Drawing on numerous sources from within the United Nations and beyond, it examines emerging developments in crime and justice around the world. This book is intended for those studying and practicing comparative criminal justice systems, crime and criminology.
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: pbk ISBN 9780195133172
Description
The Global Report on Crime and Justice is a synthesis of research and data gathered by the United Nations Centre for International Crime Prevention. It brings together in published form for the first time a wealth of information about crime and justice from the member states of the United Nations. It presents crime trends and operations of criminal justice systems on a comparative basis. Drawing on numerous sources from within the United Nations and beyond, it examines emerging developments in crime and justice around the world.
Table of Contents
Overview
Introduction: Data sources and their use
1: The experience of crime and justice
2: Police reocrds of crime
3: Bringing to justice
4: Punishment
5: Resources in criminal justice
6: Firearm abuse and regulation
7: Drugs and drug control
8: International trends in crime prevention
9: Emerging Issues: Transnational crime and its control
References
Notes
Appendix 1: Definitions
Appendix 2: List of exceptions
by "Nielsen BookData"