The world of crime : breaking the silence on problems of security, justice, and development across the world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dijk, Jan van
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, [2008]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The need for better crime diagnostics
  • Mismeasuring crime : a technical note with far-reaching implications
  • The burden of property crime
  • Patterns of violent crime
  • Determinants of common crimes
  • Global trends and regional profiles
  • Assessing organized crime
  • Other global security threats : corruption, terrorism, and cybercrime
  • Law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance
  • Courts and sentencing
  • Corrections : a global perspective
  • Security, rule of law, and sustainable development
  • Crime and justice : the need for global reform.