CRIMINALITY IN THE WELFARE SOCIETY, 3D ED

• NCJ Number: 26448
• Author(s): P WOLF; E HOGH
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 174 pages
• Sale Source: Jorgen Paludens Forlag
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Country: Denmark

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF CRIME AND CRIMINALS IN DENMARK, USING STATISTICS AND COVERING CORRECTIONS, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND CRIME, PREDICTION THEORIES, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY.

Abstract

STATISTICS ARE GIVEN ON THE SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF DANISH OFFENDERS, AND ALSO OF DANISH JUDGES. FREQUENT REFERENCES ARE MADE TO THE WORKS, IDEAS AND THEORIES OF OTHER WRITERS ON CRIMINOLOGICAL SUBJECTS. THE DISCUSSION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY GOES INTO THE PROBLEM OF THE INCREASING CRIME RATE AND THE THREAT OF SOPHISTICATED, ORGANIZED CRIME. --IN DANISH