Data regarding imprisonment in five countries namely Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada is presented for 50 years occupying the middle of 19th century as presented in the table.
Figures indicate that biggest countries United States and Canada report more arrests than all other three in any time period with US recording highest of all in 1980. Great Britain mostly contained least number of cases while they were slightly increasing with respect to previous year except for 1980.
New Zealand and Australia all but hovered between minimum and maximum case filings and were equal only in 1970. The difference between them was maximum only in 1980. Australia observed a plunge in the number of criminals being prisoned initially but numbers slowly rose again until final dip in 1980. Similarly, New Zealand curve took a huge dip initially but figures surged again after 1950. Table indicates that crimes do increase irrespective of size of the nation and increasing measures against them.
Data regarding imprisonment in five countries
namely
Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Canada
is presented
for 50 years occupying the middle of 19th century as presented in the table.
Figures indicate that biggest countries United States and Canada report more arrests than all other three in any time period with US recording highest of all in 1980. Great Britain
mostly
contained least number of cases while they were
slightly
increasing with respect to previous year
except for
1980.
New Zealand and Australia all
but
hovered between minimum and maximum case filings and were equal
only
in 1970. The difference between them was maximum
only
in 1980. Australia observed a plunge in the number of criminals being
prisoned
initially
but
numbers
slowly
rose again until final dip in 1980.
Similarly
, New Zealand curve took a huge dip
initially
but
figures surged again after 1950. Table indicates that crimes do increase irrespective of size of the nation and increasing measures against them.