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

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, MA :: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon,, c2008Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxii, 438 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780205593392 (alk. paper)
  • 0205593399
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.973 WOR
LOC classification:
  • HV9950 .W67 2008
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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Reference Book Reference Book Alliance School of Law 364.973 WOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan L02871
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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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