02247nam a2200229   45000010005000000100015000051000041000201010008000612000070000692100091001392150027002302250085002573301479003426060028018216060018018496060024018676060020018916060040019116060013019517000028019648520025019925838  a9290780339  a20010326d1998       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aVictims of crime in the developing worldfAnna Alvazzi Del Frate   aRomecUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)d1998  aXI, 157 p.cil.d24 cm  aUnited Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institutevnº 57  aThe Asian developing countries consistently had the lowest rates for all types of crime, while Africa and Latin America had the highest. All regions appeared mostly affected by theft, while victimization rates for other types of crime were much lower. Victims in different countries varied markedly in their rankings of the seriousness of different types of crime. The vast majority of victims perceived their victimization as very serious or fairly serious. However, only a small proportion of crimes were reported to the police; often they were not those perceived by the victims as the most serious. Victims often regarded the small loss as not worth the burden of going to the police station, completing forms, and answering questions that were sometimes perceived as embarrassing. Fewer than half the participants were satisfied with police effectiveness in controlling crime. The most popular crime prevention measure was asking neighbors to look after the house in case of absence. Findings revealed that the levels and effects of victimization are more pronounced in the developing countries than in the rest of the world. Findings also revealed the broad range of victimization experienced by women and indicated that traumatic female victimization from sexual assault and domestic assault requires more attention, information, analysis, and policy consideration. Figures, tables, footnotes, list of other publications from the same organization, and 35 references   aDIREITO PENITENCIÁRIO  aCRIMINALIDADE  aCRIME TRANSNACIONAL  aVITIMIZAÇÃO  aPAÍSES EM VIAS DE DESENVOLVIMENTO  aVÍTIMA  aFRATEbAnna Alvazzi del  j343.24FRA