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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- Copyright © by SAGE Publications
- ISSN
- 0004-8658
- eISSN
- 1837-9273
- DOI
- 10.1177/000486589302600202
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Crime rates are influenced by the way various agencies screen out cases at different stages of the recording procedures. This leads to lack of comparability of statistics from one jurisdiction to another. However, the degree to which the police screen cases can be estimated, if one accepts certain assumptions. This can yield a “recording index” which could be used as a means of “correcting” the statistics from various police departments. Such a procedure might make crime statistics more comparable.
Journal
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology – SAGE
Published: Jul 1, 1993