Global Report on Crime and JusticeGraeme R. Newman Taylor & Francis, 1999 - 356 pages 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. |
Contents
ABBREVIATIONS AIC Australian Institute of Criminology | 1 |
Police records of crime | 43 |
Bringing to justice | 65 |
CHAPTER 4 | 87 |
Resources in criminal justice | 121 |
CHAPTER 6 | 141 |
CHAPTER 7 | 171 |
International trends in crime prevention | 191 |
CHAPTER 9 | 221 |
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Definitions | 341 |
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Global Report on Crime and Justice Graeme R. Newman,Centre for International Crime Prevention (United Nations) No preview available - 1999 |
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