Improving Crime Statistics by 'Correcting' for System Characteristics: A Methodological Note
| Autor: | Jim Hackler, Dianne Dagger |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
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Actuarial science
Index (economics) Social Psychology Jurisdiction Computer science 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Comparability Pathology and Forensic Medicine System characteristics Crime statistics Econometrics 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Law 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. 26:116-126 |
| ISSN: | 1837-9273 0004-8658 |
| Popis: | Crime rates are influenced by the way various agencies screen out cases at different stages of the recording procedures. This leads to lack of comparability of statistics from one jurisdiction to another. However, the degree to which the police screen cases can be estimated, if one accepts certain assumptions. This can yield a “recording index” which could be used as a means of “correcting” the statistics from various police departments. Such a procedure might make crime statistics more comparable. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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