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

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

by Peter K. B. St. Jean (Author)

Synopsis

Drawing on Chicago Police Department statistics and interviews with both law-abiding citizens and criminals in one of the city's highest-crime areas, this work demonstrates that drug dealers and robbers are primarily attracted to locations with businesses like liquor stores, fast food restaurants, and check-cashing outlets.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 296
Edition: New
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 13 Nov 2007

ISBN 10: 0226774996
ISBN 13: 9780226774992