NCJ Number
26460
Date Published
1971
Length
297 pages
Annotation
ANALYSIS OF WORLD-WIDE TRENDS IN THE CAUSES, FORMS, AND PREVENTION OF CRIMINALITY FEATURING PROPOSALS FOR DEALING WITH THE INCREASING RATE AND CHANGING FORM OF CRIMINALITY IN FRANCE.
Abstract
WESTERN, COMMUNIST, AND DEVELOPING NATIONS ALL FACE INCREASING CRIME RATES RESULTING FROM THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MALADJUSTMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH RAPID URBANIZATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE. WHITE COLLAR CRIME, VANDALISM, AND DRUG USE ARE EXAMPLES OF CRIMES CHARACTERISTIC OF THESE TRENDS. BRIEFLY DESCRIBED ARE CRIME TRENDS IN BLACK AFRICA, ARAB STATES, LATIN AMERICA, COMMUNIST CHINA, THE SOVIET UNION, POLAND, THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, ISRAEL, SWEDEN, AND ESPECIALLY FRANCE. THE AUTHOR URGES THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL CRIMINOLOGICAL INSITUTE IN FRANCE TO COORDINATE RESEARCH. --IN FRENCH