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Original Articles

Comparative Criminological and Criminal Justice Research and the Data that Drive Them

Pages 171-192 | Published online: 01 Jun 2011

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  • The author wishes to thank Sandra Baxter, of Applied Research Analysis, for her thoughtful help on an earlier draft.
  • Contact information: Richard R. Bennett, Department of Justice, Law and Society, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016. E‐mail: [email protected]

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