TY - JOUR T1 - The Realities and Patterns of Crime in Kazakhstan: Some Approaches to its Analysis AU - Nurgaliyev, Bakhyt Moldatjaevich AU - Syzdyk, Bolat Keneluly AU - Boretsky, Alexey Vladimirovich JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 6 SP - 1069 EP - 1078 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.1069.1078 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.1069.1078 KW - Dynamics of crime KW -criminal risks KW -latency KW -the “cost” of crime KW -credibility of the criminal statistics KW -mathematical tools AB - The crime is one of the important parameters of society. Accurate and detailed information about crime and criminals in the country in general and in the regions is required to ensure the safety of people, to improve the effectiveness of law enforcement and to increase the productivity of governing decisions. Increasing the reliability of the criminal statistics is a topical issue for Kazakhstan. Basing on comparative studies, the research states that the system of official criminal statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan lacks credibility and needs to be improved. The researchrs recommend the ways to improve the reliability, accuracy of criminal legal statistics and the quality of their analysis. ER -