Pockets of Crime : Broken Windows, Collective Efficacy, and the Criminal Point of View / Peter K.B. St. Jean.

Why, even in the same high-crime neighborhoods, do robbery, drug dealing, and assault occur much more frequently on some blocks than on others? One popular theory is that a weak sense of community among neighbors can create conditions more hospitable for criminals, and another proposes that neighbor...

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Main Author: St. Jean, Peter K. B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2007.
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