Comparative Analysis of the Criminal Statistics of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950-1977

• NCJ Number: 89961
• Author(s): L Lachner; V Kannisto
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 74 pages
• Sale Source: Instituto Latino Americano de Las Naciones Unidas Para la
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: Spanish
• Country: Costa Rica

Annotation

The crime statistics of 24 Latin American and Caribbean countries are analyzed in this comparative report covering 3 decades.

Abstract

Tables and graphs, accompanied by short narrative, present crime levels and trace the evolution of crime over the period studied. The statistics are shown by type of offense, for female offenders, and by proportion of cases solved. Other tabulations depict recidivism, duration of the criminal procedures, type of sentence, victims, offender age, and correctional institutionalization. The bulk of the document consists of tabular and graphic data.