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Neighborhoods & Crime

Robert J. Bursik Jr.; Harold G. Grasmick; Bursik and Grasmick

This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.
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Lexington Books
Pages: 240 •
978-0-7391-5812-8 • eBook • December 1999 • $41.20 • (£35.00)
Subjects: Social Science / Reference
Robert J. Bursik is Curators Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Harold G. Grasmick is professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma.

Chapter 1 Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 1 Basic Issues
Chapter 4 2 The Criminal Behavior of Neighborhood Residents
Chapter 5 3 Neighborhood Opportunities for Criminal Behavior
Chapter 6 4 Neighborhood Dynamics and the Fear of Crime
Chapter 7 5 The Neighborhood Context of Gang Behavior
Chapter 8 6 Neighborhood-Based Responses to Crime: Policy Issues
Chapter 9 Epilogue
Chapter 10 Notes
Chapter 11 References
Chapter 12 Acknowledgments
Chapter 13 Index
Chapter 14 About the Author

Neighborhoods & Crime

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Summary
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  • This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.
Details
Details
  • Lexington Books
    Pages: 240 •
    978-0-7391-5812-8 • eBook • December 1999 • $41.20 • (£35.00)
    Subjects: Social Science / Reference
Author
Author
  • Robert J. Bursik is Curators Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Harold G. Grasmick is professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 Table of Contents
    Chapter 2 Preface
    Chapter 3 1 Basic Issues
    Chapter 4 2 The Criminal Behavior of Neighborhood Residents
    Chapter 5 3 Neighborhood Opportunities for Criminal Behavior
    Chapter 6 4 Neighborhood Dynamics and the Fear of Crime
    Chapter 7 5 The Neighborhood Context of Gang Behavior
    Chapter 8 6 Neighborhood-Based Responses to Crime: Policy Issues
    Chapter 9 Epilogue
    Chapter 10 Notes
    Chapter 11 References
    Chapter 12 Acknowledgments
    Chapter 13 Index
    Chapter 14 About the Author

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