| Description |
viii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Crime and justice,
0192-3234 ;
v. 8
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Crime and justice (Chicago, Ill.) ; v. 8.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-416) and index. |
| Contents |
Why are communities important in understanding crime? / Albert J. Reiss -- Ecological stability and the dynamics of delinquency / Robert J. Bursik -- Community careers in crime / Leo Schuerman and Solomon Kobrin -- Housing tenure and residential community crime careers in Britain / Anthony E. Bottoms and Paul Wiles -- Does gentrification affect crime rates? / Scott C. McDonald -- Fear of crime and neighborhood change / Wesley Skogan -- Economic conditions, neighborhood organization, and urban crime / Richard M. McGahey -- Crime in cities : the effects of formal and informal social control / Robert J. Sampson -- The neighborhood context of police behavior / Douglas A. Smith -- Policing communities : what works? / Lawrence W. Sherman -- Environmental design, crime, and prevention : an examination of community dynamics / Ralph B. Taylor and Stephen Gottfredson. |
| Subject |
Crime.
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Crime. |
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Criminals.
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Criminals. |
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Community organization.
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Community organization. |
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Victims of crimes.
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Victims of crimes. |
| Indexed Term |
United States Crime - Sociological perspectives |
| Subject |
Criminaliteit. |
|
Sociale aspecten. |
| Added Author |
Reiss, Albert J., Jr., 1922-2006.
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Tonry, Michael H.
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| ISBN |
0226808025 |
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9780226808024 |
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