Preface
Meaning and Measurement in Comparative Criminology
General Issues in Comparative Criminology
Cross-National Data
Perceptions of Crime
Cross-National Crime Rates
Violent Crime
Crimes Against Property
Economic and Political Crime
Transnational Corporate Crime
Correlates of Crime: Age, Class, Gender and Race
Underdevelopment and Modernization
Social Control and Criminal Justice
Social Control and Dispute Resolution
Criminal Justice and Penal Policies
Appendix A: Lists of Countries in Cross-National Data Sets
Appendix B: Lists of United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute Publications and Staff Papers
Appendix C: Addresses of United Nations Regional Institutes for Crime Prevention
Appendix D: Miscellaneous Research Aids
Author Index
Subject Index

This is the first comprehensive bibliography that deals with comparative criminology and other signficant works in the field dating from the 1960s. The guide covers 500 studies on crime, law, and social control in two or more cultures. The volume is organized into three main sections: meaning and measurement in criminology, cross-national crime rates, and social control and penal policies. The work is intended for students, for scholars and professionals, and for all researchers concerned with criminal justice studies around the world.
The bibliography includes a preface, eleven chapters on topics of major importance, appendices, and author and subject indexes. The chapters deal with general issues in comparative criminology, cross-national data, perceptions of crime, violent crime, crimes against property, economic and political crime, transnational corporate crime, correlates of crime, underdevelopment and modernization, social control and dispute resolution, and criminal justice and penal policies. The appendices point to useful sources for further research. In addition, a full author and subject index is provided.