Crime and Public Policy

by James Q. Wilson

Book Overview

Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing from the desks of policymakers. This book accessibly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195399358
• ISBN13: 9780195399356
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"