NCJ Number
14930
Date Published
1974
Length
107 pages
Annotation
THIS PAPER LAYS OUT THE BASIC INFORMATION WHICH IS AVAILABLE IN THE STATISTICAL DOCUMENTATION OF THE CANADIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FROM 1876 TO 1900.
Abstract
THIS INFORMATION IS KEPT BY STATISTICS CANADA ON THE CRIMINAL PROCESS IN THE FORM OF HISTORICAL BOOKS. THE DOCUMENT ALSO DETAILS THE CHANGES IN THE INFORMATION AND THE METHOD IN WHICH IT WAS RECORDED OVER THAT TIME PERIOD. THUS, THIS PAPER CAN BE USED TO EVALUATE WHAT LONGITUDINAL STUDIES MAY BE DONE ON THAT INFORMATION IN TERMS OF THE CONSISTENCY OF THE DATA. FOR RELATED CANJUS DOCUMENTATION, SEE NCJ-14942-50, NCJ-14929, AND NCJ-14931-32. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)