Studies in Crime and Law Enforcement in Major Metropolitan Areas: Measurement of the nature and amount of crime. Public perceptions and recollections about crime, law enforcement, and criminal justice

Download or read book Studies in Crime and Law Enforcement in Major Metropolitan Areas: Measurement of the nature and amount of crime. Public perceptions and recollections about crime, law enforcement, and criminal justice written by Albert J. Reiss and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 1. Section I. This report looks at the current systems of crime reporting contain some misconceptions about simple rates such as a crude crime rate. Proposals made for more specific measures of crime, on the need to identify the exposed population for which crime rates are calculated, the desirability of obtaining specific rates for both victims and offenders, and the need for developing statistical programs that provide information for the calculation of such rates are discussed. Statistics are given by way of illustration. --