| Description |
1 online resource (457 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The need for better crime diagnostics -- Mismeasuring crime : a technical note with far-reaching implications -- The burden of property crime -- Patterns of violent crime -- Determinants of common crimes -- Global trends and regional profiles -- Assessing organized crime -- Other global security threats : corruption, terrorism, and cybercrime -- Law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance -- Courts and sentencing -- Security, rule of law, and sustainable development. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Crime.
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Crime prevention.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dijk, Jan van. World of crime : breaking the silence on problems of security, justice and development across the world. Thousand Oaks, California : Sage Publications, [2008] 9781412956789 (DLC) 200704020 |
| ISBN |
9781412956789 (cloth) |
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9781412956796 (pbk.) |
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9781483376752 (e-book) |
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