Trends in police-recorded offenses at the beginning of the twenty-first century in Europe

This study explores the trends in police-recorded crimes in Europe and in individual countries. The offender characteristics such as gender and age of perpetrators are also considered. In addition, the analysis discusses factors behind the changes in the crime trends. Data were collected for the Eur...

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Main Author: Gruszczyńska, Beata (Author)
Contributors: Heiskanen, Markku
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Year: 2018, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-53
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