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Crime and Public Policy
James Q.; Pe Wilson
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Description for Crime and Public Policy
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilson, James Q.; Petersilia, Joan. Num Pages: 656 pages, 20 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKV; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 43. Weight in Grams: 848.
Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing from the desks of policymakers. This book accessibly summarizes the latest scientific information on the causes of crime and evidence about what does and does not work to control it. Thoroughly revised and updated, ... Read more
Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing from the desks of policymakers. This book accessibly summarizes the latest scientific information on the causes of crime and evidence about what does and does not work to control it. Thoroughly revised and updated, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195399356
SKU
V9780195399356
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Ref
99-31
About James Q.; Pe Wilson
James Q. Wilson is Ronald Reagan Professor of Public Policy at Pepperdine University and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles. Joan Petersilia is Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.
Reviews for Crime and Public Policy
Wilson and Petersilia have done it again with their latest book, Crime and Public Policy. They continue to inform the debate about crime, its causes, and potential solutions, leaving it to readers to draw their own conclusions, because there is no consensus, uniformity, or 'silver bullet.' The great crime reduction debate remains unresolved but better understood because of this must-read ... Read more