Defining and registering criminal offences and measures : standards for a European comparison / Jörg-Martin Jehle, Stefan Harrendorf (eds.) ; by Marcelo F. Aebi [and fifteen others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jehle, Jörg-Martin, editor.

Harrendorf, Stefan, editor.

Aebi, Marcelo F., Contributor.

Series:

Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften ; volume 10.

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Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften, 1864-2136 ; volume 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International criminal law--Europe--21st century.

International criminal law.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Europe--21st century.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Judicial statistics--Europe--21st century.

Judicial statistics.

Corrections--Europe--21st century.

Corrections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 281 pages)

Other Title:

Defining and registering criminal offences and measures

Place of Publication:

Göttingen : Universitätsverlag Göttingen, 2010.

Language Note:

Text in English.

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Summary:

"The study presented in this book is a direct response to the needs for defining and registering criminal and judicial data on the European level. Based upon work done in creating the European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics (ESB), the project results will improve and complement the standards developed so far for definitions and statistical registration in four fields (police, prosecution, courts, prison), in order to contribute to the picture of criminal justice in Europe. Possibilities to optimize the offence definitions used so far in the ESB context were explored. Also, further crime types, especially those subject to EU-harmonized definition, were tested and introduced. Apart from this, the prosecution chapter of the ESB questionnaire was changed and expanded. Data collection possibilities regarding compulsory measures in the investigatory stage were tested, and a more sophisticated approach for recording sanctions and measures as well as prison data was developed. The study explored how far national statistics can provide such data and developed a concept for collation on European level. It was funded by the European Commission under the AGIS 2006 program"--Publisher's description.

Contents:

A. Aims and Methodology of the Study

1. Introduction

2. Methodological background

The European Sourcebook of Crime and Criminal Justice Statistics

The Prosecution Project

3. Methodology and course of the AGIS 134 study

Overview

Course of the project

4. Overall structure of the questionnaires

5. Response rates and data quality

6. Future developments

B. Criminal Offences Total

1. Previous definition

2. First steps and development of draft definitions and questions

3. Trial questionnaire and evaluation

4. Final questionnaire and evaluation

5. Additional questionnaire and evaluation

6. Conclusion

C. Bodily Injury (Assault)

3. Trial and subsidiary questionnaires and evaluation

D. Rape and Other Sexual Offences

Offence definitions for police statistics

Offence definitions for conviction statistics

Offence definition for rape

Offence definition for sexual assault

Offence definition for sexual abuse of minors

Data availability

6. Conclusions

E. Drug Offences

F. Fraud

1. First steps and development of draft definitions and questions

2. Trial and subsidiary questionnaires and evaluation

3. Final questionnaire and evaluation

4. Additional questionnaire and evaluation

5. Conclusions

G. Computer Offences

5. Conclusion

H. Money Laundering

2. Trial and subsidiary questionnaire and evaluation

I. Corruption

1. First steps and development of draft definitions and questions

J. Human trafficking

K. Prosecution

1. Starting point

2. Preliminary discussion and development of draft definitions and questions

L. Pre-Trial Detention and Other Compulsory Measures

2. Trial questionnaire and evaluation

Restrictions of freedom of movement

Supervision

Freezing of assets

International legal cooperation

Persons held in pre-trial detention among persons convicted

Confiscation of assets

M. Sanctions

4. Conclusions

N. Prison Population

Stock: Total

Stock: Pre-trial detainees

Stock: Females

Stock: Aliens

Stock: Minors

Flow: Total

Flow: Subcategories

Stock: Convicted prison population by offence

O. Data on EU Citizens.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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OCLC:

794058430

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access