Revisiting nations not obsessed with crime

This paper reanalyzes the ten low-crime countries featured in Freda Adler’s 1983 publication, Nations Not Obsesses with Crime. It uses currently available quantitative data to present an updated statistical portrait of these countries. It aims to critically evaluate the criteria that have been and s...

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Main Author: Stamatel, Janet P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2014, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 113-129
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Crime Data
Crime Drop
Crime Rate
Crime Type
Homicide Rate
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Summary:This paper reanalyzes the ten low-crime countries featured in Freda Adler’s 1983 publication, Nations Not Obsesses with Crime. It uses currently available quantitative data to present an updated statistical portrait of these countries. It aims to critically evaluate the criteria that have been and should be used to designate countries as low-crime. It also investigates whether these countries have been able to maintain this status over the past three decades. Finally, it discusses the theoretical implications of this updated statistical portrait for cross-national criminology.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 127-129
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-014-9529-3