NCJ Number
27138
Date Published
1973
Length
265 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM OF GATHERING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, AND PUBLISHING CRIME STATISTICS IN THE WEST GERMAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Abstract
THE STUDY EXAMINES THE RELIABILITY AND ACCURACY OF OFFICIAL STATISTICS IN PRESENTING A PICTURE OF THE LEVELS AND TRENDS IN CRIMINALITY. ANALYZED ARE MECHANISMS OF FILTERING AND CONTROL BUILT INTO THE PROCESSING OF POLICE AND COURT STATISTICS. --IN GERMAN