Panel on Modernizing the Nation's Crime Committee on National Statistics Committee on Law and Justice
To derive statistics about crime a " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement approaches to prevent it a " a conceptual framework for defining and thinking about crime is virtually a prerequisite. Developing and maintaining such a framework is no easy task, because the mechanics of crime are ever evolving and shifting: tied to shifts and development in technology, society, and legislation.
Interest in understanding crime surged in the 1920s, which proved to be a pivotal decade for the collection of nationwide crime...
To derive statistics about crime a " to estimate its levels and trends, assess its costs to and impacts on society, and inform law enforcement appr...