THE PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTORY, WHICH WAS COMPILED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SOCIAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON THE BASIS OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRES, IS TO MAKE KNOWN THE RESOURCES BEING USED FOR RESEARCH IN CRIMINOLOGY INTERNATIONALLY AND IN INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. EACH ENTRY INCLUDES THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE INSTITUTE, DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT, TOP EXECUTIVES, TYPE OF ACTIVITY, RELEVANCE TO THE FIELD OF CRIMINOLOGY AND SOCIAL DEFENSE, STAFF SIZE, STATUS (GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE, ETC.), AND PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1970. IN ADDITION TO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTES IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ARE IDENTIFIED: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAQ, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMACIA, JAPAN, KUWAIT, MEXICO NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, UNITED STATES, UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS, VENEZUELA, YUGOSLAVIA, AND ZAIRE. (LKM)