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The world of crime : breaking the silence on problems of security, justice, and development across the world
- Author
- Dijk, J. J. M. van, 1947-
- Title
- The world of crime : breaking the silence on problems of security, justice, and development across the world / Jan Van Dijk.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Los Angeles : Sage Publications, ©2008.
- Description
- xvii, 435 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- URL
- <Table of contents> http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip081/2007040209.html
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-427) and index.
- Contents
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- The need for better crime diagnostics
- Mismeasuring crime : a technical note with far-reaching implications
- The burden of property crime
- Patterns of violent crime
- Determinants of common crimes
- Global trends and regional profiles
- Assessing organized crime
- Other global security threats : corruption, terrorism, and cybercrime
- Law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance
- Courts and sentencing
- Corrections : a global perspective
- Security, rule of law, and sustainable development
- Crime and justice : the need for global reform.
- Subject headings
- Crime. Crime prevention.
- ISBN
- 9781412956789 (cloth) 1412956781 (cloth) 9781412956796 (pbk.) 141295679X (pbk.)