Correctional Statistics of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden 2008 - 2012

• Main Author: Kristoffersen, Ragnar
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: KRUS 2013
• Subjects: Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/160610

Exact statistical comparability is difficult to attain given that law, practice and methods of data compilation vary between the Nordic countries. Even though present and former members of the Nordic group of statisticians have tried to establish a high level of comparability by carefully working out common definitions over the years, any differences between the countries shown in this report still need to be interpreted with caution. The reader is therefore requested to note carefully the definitions and the footnotes to the tables. The collection and quality assurance of national data published in this edition is a cooperation between Susanne Hildebrandt and Ragnar Kristoffersen. A major part of the definitions and tables were originally written in Swedish. Ragnar Kristoffersen has authored the English text in this publication, with some assistance from his Nordic colleagues. The group of statisticians listed below provided the national data in the tables. Any questions concerning the national figures should be addressed to them: Denmark: Susanne Hildebrandt: [e-mail] Finland: Marja-Liisa Muiluvuori: [e-mail] Iceland: Hafdis Guðmundsdóttir: [e-mail] Norway: Ragnar Kristoffersen: [e-mail] Sweden: Marie Gabrielsson: [e-mail]