The mismeasure of crime / Clayton J. Mosher, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart.
2011
HV6018 .M67 2011
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Title
The mismeasure of crime / Clayton J. Mosher, Terance D. Miethe, Timothy C. Hart.
Author
Mosher, Clayton James.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781412981811 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1412981816 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781452223940 (e-book)
1412981816 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
9781452223940 (e-book)
Published
Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (280 pages) : illustrations
Call Number
HV6018 .M67 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.880973
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Miethe, Terance D.
Hart, Timothy C.
Hart, Timothy C.
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Mismeasure of crime.
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The pervasiveness (and limitations) of measurement
The history of measuring crime
Official crime data
Self-report studies
Victimization surveys
Crime patterns, evaluating crime policies, and criminological theories.
The history of measuring crime
Official crime data
Self-report studies
Victimization surveys
Crime patterns, evaluating crime policies, and criminological theories.