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Crime control in America : what works? / John L. Worrall, the University of Texas at Dallas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Worrall, John L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Criminology--United States.
- Criminology.
- Crime--Government policy--United States.
- Crime.
- Crime--Government policy.
- Crime prevention--United States.
- Crime prevention.
- Law enforcement--United States.
- Law enforcement.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 422 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- NY, NY : Pearson, [2019]
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- About the author
- Introduction
- Identifying and evaluating crime control
- Crime control perspectives
- Law enforcement approaches
- Traditional policing
- Proactive policing, directed patrol, and other advancements
- Community involvement in policing
- Prosecutors and crime control
- Legislation, courts, and corrections
- Crime control through legislation
- Crime control in the courts and beyond
- Sentencing
- Probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions
- Rehabilitation, treatment, and job training
- Approaches beyond the criminal justice system
- Individual, family, and household crime control
- Crime control in the community and in schools
- Reducing criminal opportunities through environmental manipulation
- Conclusion
- Putting it all together and explaining crime trends
- Name index
- Subject index.
- Notes:
- Revised edition of the author's Crime control in America, [2015].
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780134848181
- 0134848187
- OCLC:
- 1001968366
- Publisher Number:
- 99979061554
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