Crime and punishment in Sweden: historical criminal justice statistics 1750-2000

The article is a summary of a book in Swedish on the development of crime (that is, violence and theft) and punishment in Sweden in a historical perspective. The data stem mostly from conviction statistics. Following a discussion of the reliability of conviction statistics, trends in these statistic...

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Main Author: Hofer, Hanns von 1944-2014 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
Year: 2003, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 162-179
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Keywords:
Verurteilung
Bestrafung
Tötungsdelikte
Raub
Strafzumessung
Diebstahl
Kriminalität
Überfall
Historische Kriminologie
Vergewaltigung
Rückfälligkeit
Schweden
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Summary:The article is a summary of a book in Swedish on the development of crime (that is, violence and theft) and punishment in Sweden in a historical perspective. The data stem mostly from conviction statistics. Following a discussion of the reliability of conviction statistics, trends in these statistics are described and various criminological explanations for these trends are discussed
ISSN:1404-3858