Profiles of Criminal Justice Systems in Europe and North America, 1990-1994 Download the criminal justice profiles, foreword, introduction, bibliography, and appendix as a PDF file (97 kB).

This report consists of national profiles of 51 European and North American countries. The profiles are based on an analysis of the responses to the Fifth United Nations Survey of Crime Trends and Operation of Criminal Justice Systes (1990-1994). Each profile seeks to provide background information on the criminal justice system, trends in crime, criminal justice resources and the performance of the criminal justice system. Where possible, additional sources of information have been utilised.