 This guide sets out an updated general framework for the development of a national system of criminal justice statistics. As the development of such a system inevitably requires the participation and cooperation of many sectors, the Manual is presented in non-technical language, and its intended audience is broad. The potential audience includes users and producers of criminal justice statistics both inside and outside of Government; in particular managers, administrators, professionals, technicians, scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners and others directly or indirectly concerned with criminal justice issues. The Manual also recognizes that underlying conditions and readiness to develop a system of criminal justice statistics vary markedly from country to country. National and local circumstances, then, will determine to a great extent how the Manual is used. |
