Crime : public policies for crime control /

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Imprint:Oakland, Calif. : ICS Press, 2002.
Description:x, 705 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4697315
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Other authors / contributors:Wilson, James Q.
Petersilia, Joan.
ISBN:1558155090 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 559-659) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword from the Publisher
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Crime in International Perspective
  • 3. The Biological Basis of Crime
  • 4. Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice
  • 5. Crime Prevention: Focus on Youth
  • 6. Families and Crime
  • 7. The Schools
  • 8. Labor Markets and Crime
  • 9. The Community
  • 10. Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs
  • 11. Gun Control
  • 12. Substance Abuse Policy from A Crime-Control Perspective
  • 13. Fair and Effective Policing
  • 14. Physical Environment, Crime, Fear, and Resident-Based Control
  • 15. Deterrence
  • 16. Prisons: A Policy Challenge
  • 17. Community Corrections
  • 18. Prosecution
  • 19. Crime and Public Policy
  • Notes and References
  • Contributors
  • Index