CONTENTS OVERVIEW ... xiv INTRODUCTION : Data sources and their use ... 1 CHAPTER 1 The experience of crime and justice ... 25 CHAPTER 2 Police records of crime ... 43 CHAPTER 3 Bringing to justice ... 65 CHAPTER 4 Punishment ... 89 CHAPTER 5 Resources in criminal justice ... 121 CHAPTER 6 Firearm abuse and regulation ... 151 CHAPTER 7 Drugs and drug control ... 171 CHAPTER 8 International trends in crime prevention ... 191 CHAPTER 9 Emerging issues : Transnational crime and its control ... 221 REFERENCES ... 243 NOTES ... 253 APPENDIX 1 : Definitions ... 341 APPENDIX 2 : List of exceptions ... 342