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Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
National co-ordinators and contributors from developing countries

Introduction

• About crime rates and the dark figure

Chapter 1
The International Crime Victim Survey in the Developing World

• Methodology of the ICVS in developing countries
• The carrying out of the ICVS in developing countries

Chapter 2
Experiences of Victimisation

• An overview of victimisation in the developing world
• Country profiles of crime
• Corruption and consumer fraud
• Trends in victimisation: 1992-1996

Chapter 3
Correlates of Victimisation

• Car recovery rates
• Burglaries involving damage and actual theft
• Personal injuries as the consequence of an assault
• Place of victimisation
• Offender's profile
• Weapons used in committing crime
• Victim support

Chapter 4
Crime Seriousness and Reporting to the Police

• Perceived seriousness of victimisation experienced
• Was it a crime?
• Reporting to the police
• Reporting corruption and consumer fraud
• Reasons for reporting
• Women victims and reporting to the police
• Satisfaction with the police

Chapter 5
Citizens' Attitudes and Fears

• Satisfaction with the police in controlling crime
• Attitudes to punishment
• Fear of crime

Chapter 6
Crime Prevention Mechanisms

• Crime prevention at the household level
• Burglar alarms
• Possession of firearms for crime prevention

Chapter 7
Selected Issues for Discussion

• Crime and development
• 1992-1996 trends
• Discussion on women victims

Biblography