Crime and justice in England and Wales, 1981-1999

Article Abstract:

Important trends in crime and justice in England and Wales between 1981 and 1991 is outlined and six major offenses were studied such as residential burglary, motor vehicle theft, robbery, serious assault, rape and homicide. Serious property crimes in England and Wales increased from 1981 to 1993 and then decreased, while serious nonlethal violence increased between 1981-1999. It is believed that increases in unemployment might have caused increases in property crime rates and increases in prosperity might have caused increases in nonlethal violence.

Public affairs, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Wales, England, Crime Information & Statistics, Social aspects, Analysis, Comparative analysis, Criminal statistics, 1990s (Decade) AD, 1980s (Decade) AD

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Cross-national measures of punitiveness

Article Abstract:

A study was presented in which the criminal justice system responses to six kinds of crime namely homicide, rape and robbery, assault and motor vehicle theft is presented and the measures, which averaged across various countries, were examined to determine how the different crime types are treated. This analysis allows characterizing the measure of punitiveness by crime type and by country and it also provides an opportunity to explore explanations of national differences.

United States, Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Justice & Safety-Total Govt, Criminal justice, Administration of, Administration of criminal justice

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The criminal career paradigm

Article Abstract:

A study surveys background and new developments associated with the criminal career paradigm, reviewing the findings of some of the major cohort and longitudinal studies on the issue. An overview of the empirical findings generated by criminal careers research is provided, together with a discussion of selected policy implications including the identification of career criminals and policies associated with sentence duration.

Illinois, Crime, Criminal behavior, Criminal behaviour, Crime analysis

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