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Crime control in America : what works? / John L. Worrall.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, MA : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780205593392 (alk. paper)
  • 0205593399
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9950 .W51
Online resources:
Contents:
Identifying and evaluating crime control -- Crime control perspectives -- Traditional policing -- Proactive policing, directed patrol, and other advancements -- Community involvement in policing -- Prosecutors and crime control -- Crime control through legislation -- Crime control in the courts in the courts and beyond -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions -- Rehabilitation, treatment, and job training -- Individual, family, and household crime control -- Crime control in the community and in schools -- Reducing criminal opportunities through environmental manipulation -- Juvenile crime control --Putting it all together and explaining crime trends -- Appendix : an ultra-brief introduction to criminal justice in the United States.
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Books Books SDD-UBIDS Library General Stacks HV9950W51 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available WA-042106005589
Books Books SDD-UBIDS Library General Stacks HV9950W52 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available WA-042106005609
Books Books SDD-UBIDS Library General Stacks HV9950W53 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available WA-042106005723
Books Books SDD-UBIDS Library General Stacks HV9950W54 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available WA-042106005722

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-426) and indexes.

Identifying and evaluating crime control -- Crime control perspectives -- Traditional policing -- Proactive policing, directed patrol, and other advancements -- Community involvement in policing -- Prosecutors and crime control -- Crime control through legislation -- Crime control in the courts in the courts and beyond -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions -- Rehabilitation, treatment, and job training -- Individual, family, and household crime control -- Crime control in the community and in schools -- Reducing criminal opportunities through environmental manipulation -- Juvenile crime control --Putting it all together and explaining crime trends -- Appendix : an ultra-brief introduction to criminal justice in the United States.

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