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The mismeasure of crime / Clayton J. Mosher, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mosher, Clayton James.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal statistics.
- Criminal statistics--United States.
- Victims of crimes surveys.
- Victims of crimes surveys--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 265 p.) : ill.
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- '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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781483349497
- 1483349497
- 9781452239163
- 1452239169
- 9781452223940
- 1452223947
- OCLC:
- 869282024
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