Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America

by Jeffrey Ian Ross

Anyone living or working in a city has feared or experienced street crime at one time or another; whether it be a mugging, purse snatching, or a more violent crime. In the U.S., street crime has recently hovered near historic lows; hence, the declaration of certain analysts that street life in America has never been safer. But is it really? Street crime has changed over past decades, especially with the advent of surveillance cameras in public places--the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141299957X
• ISBN13: 9781412999571
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.5" x 11.2"