Crime victimization in comparative perspective : results from the International Crime Victims Survey, 1989-2000

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Title:

Author:

Nieuwbeerta, Paul.

ISBN:

9789054541905

Publication Information:

Den Haag : Boom Juridische uitgevers, 2002.

Physical Description:

xvi, 457 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

General Note:

At head of cover title: Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving.

"The 25 chapters in this book were especially prepared for this volume. However, most of them were first presented at a workshop organized by the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) in Leiden, the Netherlands"--Preface.

Corporate Subject:

International Crime Victims Survey.

Subject Term:

Criminal statistics.

Victims of crimes.

Victims of crimes surveys.

Added Author:

Nieuwbeerta, Paul.

Added Corporate Author:

Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving.

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Summary

This comparative study of crime examines over 60 countries across the globe. Leading scholars in the field analyze data from the International Crime Victimization Survey (ICVS) to discuss victimization risks of various types of crime and their correlations. Special attention is devoted to gender differences in crime victimization, and various responses to crime are examined.