Crime in Western Societies, 1945-1974

These data were collected from national statistical sources for 16 western societies plus Israel and Japan. Data on population and eight categories of crime were gathered for as many years as possible between 1945 and 1974. Both convictions and offenses known to police were recorded whenever possibl...

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Autor principal: Gurr, Ted Robert (Autor)
Otros Autores: Gurr, Erika (Contribuidor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Research Data
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1984
En:Año: 1984
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
convictions (law)
Crime
CRIMINAL justice system
Police
Forschungsdaten
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Sumario:These data were collected from national statistical sources for 16 western societies plus Israel and Japan. Data on population and eight categories of crime were gathered for as many years as possible between 1945 and 1974. Both convictions and offenses known to police were recorded whenever possible. Variables include percent yearly change and population-weighted measures of the incidence of each offense.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR07769.v3