Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics

This manual sets out an updated general framework for the development of a national system of criminal justice statistics. Issues discussed include: key purposes and data requirements; organisational models; scope and content; the collation, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of criminal justice statistics; the role of victimisation surveys and other data sources; international data on crime and criminal justice; and key design issues such as the use of police, court and prison statistics.Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division Staff is the author of 'Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics', published 2003 under ISBN 9789211614589 and ISBN 9211614589.