International comparison of crime and victimization : the ICVS /

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Imprint:	Willowdale, Ont. : de Sitter Publications, 2001.
Description:	169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	International studies in social science ; v. 2
Subject:	ICVS (Firm) ICVS (Firm) Victims of crimes surveys. Victims of crimes -- Statistics. Victims of crimes. Victims of crimes surveys. Statistics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6675285

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Other authors / contributors:	Kury, Helmut, 1941-
ISBN:	0969870744 9780969870746
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	This volume is dedicated to one of the largest series of victim surveys ever conducted: the International Crime (Victim) Survey (1989, 1992, and 2000). Surveys have been carried out in 24 industrialized countries since 1989, and in 46 cities in developing countries and countries in transition. The ICVS has made an important contribution to our understanding of crime rates across many regions. The United Nations has placed much emphasis on the development, analysis, and policy use of crime and criminal justice information. The ICVS is an important component of such policy and most countries use surveys for identifying groups and areas at risk, developing crime prevention policies and assessing programs. Key findings are discussed in the context of social, economic, and political changes. Most importantly, these articles indicate that comparative projects such as the ICVS are emerging as key players in understanding and linking issues of safety and development and that measuring levels of safety is crucial for human development.

Table of Contents:

Introduction / Helmut Kury
The International Crime (Victim) Survey : impact and future policy implications / Jan van Dijk and Mark Shaw
Comparing crime rates / Marcelo F. Aebi, Martin Killias, and Cynthia Tavares
Methodological problems in victim surveys: the example of the ICVS / Helmut Kury, Joachim Obergfell-Fuchs, and Michael Würger
The ICVS in the developing world / Anna Alvazzi del Frate and John van Kesteren
Victimization, crime, and social factors in post-socialist countries / Beata Gruszczynska
The seriousness of crime : a cross-national comparison / Melissa Schaefer and James P. Lynch
Gender differences in violent victimization in eighteen industrialized countries : the role of emancipation / Antonia Verweij and Paul Nieuwbeerta
Fear of street violence in Europe / Kauko Aromaa and Markku Heiskanen
Attitudes to punishment : how reliable are International Crime Victim Surveys? / Helmut Kury, Joachim Obergfell-Fuchs, Ursula Smartt, and Michael Würger
The future of the International Crime (Victim) Survey (ICVS) / Anna Alvazzi del Frate.

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