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Autore: |
Mosher Clayton James
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Titolo: |
The mismeasure of crime / / Clayton J. Mosher, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart
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Pubblicazione: | Los Angeles, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, 2011 |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xii, 265 p.) : ill |
Disciplina: | 362.880973 |
Soggetto topico: | Criminal statistics |
Criminal statistics - United States | |
Victims of crimes surveys | |
Victims of crimes surveys - United States | |
Altri autori: |
MietheTerance D
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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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | The mismeasure of crime ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-4833-4949-7 |
1-4522-3916-9 | |
1-4522-2394-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910816187503321 |
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