Neighborhoods and Crime: The Dimensions of Effective Community Control

by Robert J. Bursik Jr., Harold G. Grasmick

Overview

This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780669246322
Publisher:	Lexington Books
Publication date:	06/03/1998
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.26(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Bursik is Curators Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Harold G. Grasmick is professor of sociology at the University of Oklahoma.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 1 Basic Issues
Chapter 4 2 The Criminal Behavior of Neighborhood Residents
Chapter 5 3 Neighborhood Opportunities for Criminal Behavior
Chapter 6 4 Neighborhood Dynamics and the Fear of Crime
Chapter 7 5 The Neighborhood Context of Gang Behavior
Chapter 8 6 Neighborhood-Based Responses to Crime: Policy Issues
Chapter 9 Epilogue
Chapter 10 Notes
Chapter 11 References
Chapter 12 Acknowledgments
Chapter 13 Index
Chapter 14 About the Author