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The mismeasure of crime /
Filled with real world examples derived from media reports on crime trends and other sources, this fully updated Second Edition analyzes the specific errors that can occur in the three most common methods used to report crime--official crime data, self report, and victimization studies. For each met...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
SAGE Publications,
[2011]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Filled with real world examples derived from media reports on crime trends and other sources, this fully updated Second Edition analyzes the specific errors that can occur in the three most common methods used to report crime--official crime data, self report, and victimization studies. For each method, the authors examine strengths and weaknesses, the fundamental issues surrounding accuracy, and the method's application to theoretical and policy research. Throughout the book, the authors demonstrate the factors that underlie crime data and illustrate the fundamental links between theory, policy, and data measurement. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 265 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781452223940 1452223947 9781483349497 1483349497 1452239169 9781452239163 |