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Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities
Samuel Walker
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Description for Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities
Paperback. Described as a "masterful critique" of American crime policies, this book cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric to confront both conservative and liberal propositions in the context of research and proven practice. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPQB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
Samuel Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive book cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric while emphasizing current research and proven practice. The result is a lucid, research-based work that clearly reveals what does not work in crime policy while identifying shared characteristics of successful approaches, including carefully defined, narrowly focused, problem-oriented programs in policing ... Read more
Samuel Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive book cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric while emphasizing current research and proven practice. The result is a lucid, research-based work that clearly reveals what does not work in crime policy while identifying shared characteristics of successful approaches, including carefully defined, narrowly focused, problem-oriented programs in policing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
574g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Belmont, CA, United States
ISBN
9781285459028
SKU
V9781285459028
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Ref
99-3
About Samuel Walker
Samuel Walker is Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, where he taught for 31 years before retiring in 2005. He is the author of 13 books on policing, criminal justice history and policy, and civil liberties. His current research involves police accountability, focusing primarily on citizen oversight of the police and police Early Intervention Systems ... Read more
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