The Mismeasure of Crime

by Clayton J. Mosher, Dretha Mae Phillips, Terance D. Miethe

Book Overview

After a decade of steady decline, the appearance of conflicting reports regarding crime statistics has led many to call into question the accuracy of the current methods used to compile these statistics. Because the measurement of social phenomena involves human decisions, inevitably errors are made. This book aims to identify and examine the nature of these errors so that social scientists, legislators, and the general public will be able to conduct...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761987118
• ISBN13: 9780761987116
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"