Communities and crime : an enduring American challenge /

Social scientists have long argued over the links between crime and place. The authors of Communities and Crime provide an intellectual history that traces how varying images of community have evolved over time and influenced criminological thinking and criminal justice policy. The authors outline t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Wilcox, Pamela, 1968- (Author), Cullen, Francis T. (Author), Feldmeyer, Ben (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018.
Series:Urban life, landscape, and policy.
Subjects:
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Neighborhoods.
Inner cities.
Sociology, Urban.
Criminalité > Aspect sociologique.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime > Sociological aspects
Inner cities
Neighborhoods
Sociology, Urban
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Images of community in criminological thought
  • Community as socially disorganized
  • Community as a system
  • Community as the truly disadvantaged
  • Community as a criminal culture
  • Community as a broken window
  • Community as criminal opportunity
  • Community as collective efficacy
  • Communities and crime: looking ahead.

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