OUR VIOLENCE (FROM SCANDINAVIAN STUDIES IN CRIMINOLOGY, V 5, 1974 BY NILS CHRISTIE - SEE NCJ-26769)

• NCJ Number: 26772
• Author(s): K AROMAA
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: Netherlands Ministerie Van Justitie
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: Norway
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RECENT INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF VIOLENT CRIMINALITY IN FINLAND, BASED EXCLUSIVELY ON OFFICIAL STATISTICS.

Abstract

CHARACTERISTICS OF VIOLENT OFFENDERS, AS REPORTED IN OFFICIAL STATISTICS, ARE DESCRIBED. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE THE RESULTS OF A RECENT FINNISH VICTIMIZATION SURVEY, THE RESULTS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY SUBSEQUENT SCANDINAVIAN SURVEYS. DIFFICULTIES INHERENT IN ATTEMPTS TO MEASURE CRIME DAMAGES ARE DISCUSSED.