Crime and Its Control in Sweden - An Econometric Study of Causal and Deterrent Effects (From Crime Prevention, P 109-144, 1981, Eckart Kuhlhorn and Bo Svensson, ed. - See NCJ-86454)

• NCJ Number: 86459
• Author(s): H L Votey
• Date Published: 1981
• Length: 36 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; Liber Distribution Foerlagsorder
• Language: English
• Country: Sweden
• Note: Available on microfiche as NCJ-86454

Annotation

This analysis views the determination of crime rates as the outcome of but one of a series of simultaneous and interacting relationships in which the levels of police effectiveness and the national resources devoted to the criminal justice system are also jointly determined.

Abstract

The study focuses on crime across counties in Sweden from 1975-1979. Crime is viewed both in the aggregate and broken down among personal (violent) crimes, crimes against property, and motoring offenses. Results indicate that maintaining the level of the probability of conviction is a powerful control to crime levels and that probability is largely a function of the level of police resources in the aggregate. Breakups of family relationships appeared as an important influence on crime levels, and law enforcement resources were shown to be a strong and significant factor in controlling accidents. Income levels were shown to be strongly and significantly related to variations in law enforcement manpower across counties, whereas offense levels appeared to have no bearing on the response levels to crime across communities. Charts, 10 footnotes, and 13 references are given. Formulas are appended for the statistical relationships estimated.