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SYSTEMS OF REPORTING 'CRIMES KNOWN TO THE POLICE' IN SELECTED FOREIGN COUNTRIES

NCJ Number
9887
Author(s)
T SELLIN
Date Published
1967
Length
60 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF CRIME REPORTING SYSTEMS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, NORWAY, SWEDEN, AND WEST GERMANY, COMPARING THEM TO THE FBI UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS.
Abstract
THE REPORT DESCRIBES THE OFFENSE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS OF EACH COUNTRY, THEIR METHODS FOR DATA COLLECTION, AND THE ACTUAL CONTENT OF CRIME REPORT FORMS. REPRODUCTIONS OF SOME FORMS ARE INCLUDED. THE REPORT CONCLUDES WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY COMPARISON OF THE SYSTEMS DISCUSSED.