Pockets of Crime: Broken Windows, Collective Efficacy, and the Criminal Point of View

By Peter K. B. St. Jean

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226774988
• ISBN13: 9780226774985
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"