Crime / [print]
James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors.
- San Francisco, California : ICS Press, Institute for Contemporary Studies, (c)1995.
- xv, 631 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
"This book is a publication of the Center for Self-Governance"-- title page verso.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Crime in international perspective -- Criminogenic traits -- Biomedical factors in crime -- Juvenile crime and juvenile justice -- The family -- The schools -- The labor market -- The community -- Street gang cycles -- The media -- Gun control -- Alcohol and other drugs -- The police -- The physical environment -- Prosecution and sentencing -- Prisons -- Community corrections -- The federal role in crime control -- Investing in criminal justice research -- Crime and public policy.
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Crime--United States. Crime prevention--United States.