Crime control in Western countries, 1970 to 2000

This chapter explores variation among states in the United States, Europe, and Australia in crime control from 1970 to 2000 using two measures: the number of people incarcerated per 100,000 population and the number of police (sworn and non-sworn) per 100,000 population. Custody rates are a back-end measure of developments in crime control, whereas police employee rates are a measure of activities at the front end of the criminal justice system.