Definition: Person prosecuted

Category: Crime statistics

Alleged offender prosecuted by means of an official charge, initiated by the public prosecutor or the law enforcement agency responsible for prosecution. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SeriesF_89_EN.pdf
Source:
United Nations, "Manual for the Development of a System of Criminal Justice Statistics", United Nations, New York, 2003
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