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Record Nr.

UNINA9911134744203321

Autore

Mosher Clayton James

Titolo

The mismeasure of crime / / Clayton J. Mosher, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 2011

ISBN

9781483349497

1483349497

9781452239163

1452239169

9781452223940

1452223947

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 265 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

MietheTerance D

HartTimothy C

Disciplina

362.880973

Soggetti

Criminal statistics

Criminal statistics - United States

Victims of crimes surveys

Victims of crimes surveys - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The pervasiveness (and limitations) of measurement -- The history of measuring crime -- Official crime data -- Self-report studies -- Victimization surveys -- Crime patterns, evaluating crime policies, and criminological theories.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Mismeasure of Crime' addresses the measurement of crime both historically and cross-nationally. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of each data source, the fundamental issues surrounding their accuracy, and the applications of these data in theoretical and policy research.