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The Mismeasure of Crime Clayton Mosher

The Mismeasure of Crime By Clayton Mosher

The Mismeasure of Crime by Clayton Mosher


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Summary

Clearly illustrates the fundamental links between theory, policy, and data measurement.

The Mismeasure of Crime Summary

The Mismeasure of Crime by Clayton Mosher

This book addresses the measurement of crime both historically and cross-nationally. It examines the strengths and weaknesses of each data source, the fundamental issues surrounding their accuracy, and the applications of these data in theoretical and policy research.

About Clayton Mosher

Clayton Mosher received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and is currently a Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Sociology at Washington State University Vancouver. He is the author of several books and articles in the areas of inequality in criminal justice system processing, drugs and drug policies, and the impact of prison construction on employment. Besides co-authoring the Second Edition of Drugs and Drug Policy, he co-authored the Second Edition of The Mismeasure of Crime (SAGE, 2012) with Terance Miethe and Timothy Hart. Terance Miethe received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University, and is currently a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He is the author of several books and research articles in the areas of criminal victimization, theories of crime, and criminal processing. Timothy C. Hart is a senior lecturer in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith University. Tim earned his PhD in criminology and criminal justice from the University of South Florida. In 1997, he was awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship with the Bureau of Justice Statistics at the US Department of Justice. He has also served as a program analyst for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and as a research analyst for the Hillsborough County (Florida) Sheriff's Office. Tim is also the former Statistical Analysis Centre (SAC) director for the state of Nevada. His areas of interest include survey research, applied statistics, geographic information systems (GIS), and victimization. His scholarship appears in various academic journals, including the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and the British Journal of Criminology. He has also been awarded numerous research grants, including studies funded by the Queensland Police Service, Australian Institute of Criminology, the National Institute of Justice, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Table of Contents

Exhibits Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Pervasiveness (and Limitations) of Measurement 2. The History of Measuring Crime 3. Official Crime Data 4. Self-Reporting Studies 5. Victimization Surveys 6. Crime Patterns, Evaluating Crime Policies, and Criminological Theories References Index About the Authors

Additional information

NGR9781412981811
9781412981811
1412981816
The Mismeasure of Crime by Clayton Mosher
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2011-01-25
280
N/A
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