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CRIME STATISTICS - A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

NCJ Number
38871
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 23 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 32-40
Author(s)
M D MALTZ
Date Published
1977
Length
9 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER ANALYZES THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CRIME STATISTICAL INCLUDING CONSIDERATIONS OF THE KINDS OF STATISTICS THAT SHOULD BE COLLECTED, WHO SHOULD COLLECT THEM, AND THEIR ACCURACY.
Abstract
THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING UNDER THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION AND OF NATIONAL CRIME PANEL VICTIMIZATION SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE CENSUS BUREAU ARE HIGHLIGHTED....ELW