NCJ Number
14792
Date Published
1971
Length
206 pages
Annotation
REPORTS FROM THE SYMPOSIUM WORK GROUPS AND A SELECTION OF SEVEN ANNOTATED TEXTS ON CRIME COSTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS RESEARCH CENTER REPORT PUBLISHED IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
Abstract
TOPICS COVERED IN THE WORK GROUP REPORTS INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF GAINS AND LOSSES TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY RESULTING FROM CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES, AND NATIONAL ACCOUNTING, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS, AND PLANNING PROGRAMMING-BUDGETING SYSTEMS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. SOCIAL FORECASTING IN CRIMINOLOGY AND A STUDY OF CRIMINAL LAW REFORMS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CERTAIN CRIMES AND SERVICES WERE ALSO DISCUSSED IN THE WORK GROUP SESSIONS. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE ANNOTATED TEXTS INCLUDE A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE COST OF CRIME, AN ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF CRIME, THE ANALYSIS OF THE COST OF CRIME AND ITS APPLICATION IN TWO SPECIAL SECTORS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY PREPARED FOR THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM IN COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY. --IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH