Collecting statistics on prisons: strengths and weaknesses of the United Nations Survey of crime trends and operations of criminal justice systems

The section of the United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operations of Criminal Justice Systems on prisons enjoys a relatively high rate of response, with an average of 47 per cent of variables completed for 2003 and 2004. However, the results of the Survey are far from being satisfactory in ter...

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Main Author: Walmsley, Roy (Author)
Contributors: Aebi, Marcelo F. 1966- ; Shinkai, Hiroyuki
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Improving knowledge on crime
Year: 2009, Pages: 137-141
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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