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Crime

Author: James Q Wilson; Joan Petersilia; Center for Self-Governance.
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : ICS Press, Institute for Contemporary Studies, ©1995.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: James Q Wilson; Joan Petersilia; Center for Self-Governance.
ISBN: 1558154272 9781558154278 1558154175 9781558154179
OCLC Number: 30915961
Notes: "A publication of the Center for Self-Governance"--P. [i]. p.
Description: xv, 631 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Crime in international perspective / James Lynch -- Criminogenic traits / R. J. Herrnstein -- Biomedical factors in crime / Patricia A. Brennan, Sarnoff A. Mednick, Jan Volavka -- Juvenile crime and juvenile justice / Peter W. Greenwood -- The family / Travis Hirschi -- The schools / Jackson Toby -- The labor market / Richard B. Freeman -- The community / Robert J. Sampson -- Street gang cycles / Malcolm W. Klein -- The media / Edward Donnerstein, Daniel Linz -- Gun control / Philip J. Cook, Mark H. Moore -- Alcohol and other drugs / David Boyum, Mark . R. Kleiman -- The police / Lawrence W. Sherman -- The physical environment / Charles Murray -- Prosecution and sentencing / Brian Forst -- Prisons / Alfred Blumstein -- Community corrections / Todd R. Clear, Anthony A. Braga -- The federal role in crime control / John J. DiIulio, Jr., Steven K. Smith, Aaron J. Saiger -- Investing in criminal justice research / Alfred Blumstein, Joan Petersilia -- Crime and public policy / James Q. Wilson.
Responsibility: James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, editors.

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