Understanding Crime Data
Haunted by the Dark Figure
Open University Press
Published on 1. September 1996
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-335-19519-0 (ISBN)
Description
Begins by locating the study and use of crime data within the theoretical and historical development of criminology. The text aims to provide a guide through the development, limitations and uses of the three main sources of numerical crime data.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 159 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-19519-0 (9780335195190)
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Content
Haunted by the dark figure - criminologists as ghostbusters?; oficial statistics - the authorized version?; self-report studies - true confessions?; victimization surveys - totall recall?; characteristics of offenders - the wild bunch?; interpreting trends; conclusion - carry on counting.