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Neighborhoods and crime : the dimensions of effective community control / Robert J. Bursik, Jr., Harold G. Grasmick.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bursik, Robert.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Crime--United States.
- Crime.
- United States.
- Neighborhoods--United States.
- Neighborhoods.
- Social control.
- Crime prevention--United States.
- Crime prevention.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations
- polychrome
- Edition:
- First paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2001.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.
- Contents:
- 1. Basic Issues
- 2. The Criminal Behavior of Neighborhood Residents
- 3. Neighborhood Opportunities for Criminal Behavior
- 4. Neighborhood Dycamics and the Fear of Crime
- 5. The Neighborhood Context of Gang Behavior
- 6. Neighborhood-Based Responses to Crime: Policy Issues.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bursik, Robert. Neighborhoods and crime.
- ISBN:
- 9780739158128
- 0739158120
- 9781461633877
- 1461633877
- Publisher Number:
- 99970332662
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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