A Sharp Rise in Crime

A Sharp Rise in Crime
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Publisher : House of Stratus
Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9780755137985
ISBN-13 : 0755137981
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis A Sharp Rise in Crime by : John Creasey

A deception is planned to try and stop corruption and deal with vice crimes that reach up to the highest levels. Scotland Yard announces its best detective, Roger West, is dead. The story is credible, as West has recently been the target of would-be assassins. Meanwhile, West attempts to penetrate the circles in which the conspirators operate.

The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America

The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America
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Publisher : Encounter Books
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9781594039300
ISBN-13 : 1594039305
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America by : Barry Latzer

A compelling case can be made that violent crime, especially after the 1960s, was one of the most significant domestic issues in the United States. Indeed, few issues had as profound an effect on American life in the last third of the twentieth century. After 1965, crime rose to such levels that it frightened virtually all Americans and prompted significant alterations in everyday behaviors and even lifestyles. The risk of being mugged was a concern when Americans chose places to live and schools for their children, selected commuter routes to work, and planned their leisure activities. In some locales, people were afraid to leave their dwellings at any time, day or night, even to go to the market. In the worst of the post-1960s crime wave, Americans spent part of each day literally looking back over their shoulders. The Rise and Fall of Violent Crime in America is the first book to comprehensively examine this important phenomenon over the entire postwar era. It combines a social history of the United States with the insights of criminology and examines the relationship between rising and falling crime and such historical developments as the postwar economic boom, suburbanization and the rise of the middle class, baby booms and busts, war and antiwar protest, the urbanization of minorities, and more.

More Money, More Crime

More Money, More Crime
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 409
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ISBN-10 : 9780190608774
ISBN-13 : 0190608773
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis More Money, More Crime by : Marcelo Bergman

Drawing on original data from surveys across Latin America, this book develops a new, compelling theory on the rise of crime in Latin America. It evaluates the economic underpinnings of the upsurge in property crime, drug trafficking, and violence in the midst of economic prosperity and democratization.

The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Better Angels of Our Nature
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Publisher : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 834
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ISBN-10 : 9780143122012
ISBN-13 : 0143122010
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Better Angels of Our Nature by : Steven Pinker

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think this is the most violent age ever seen. Yet as bestselling author Pinker shows in this startling and engaging new work, just the opposite is true.

The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales

The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 302
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ISBN-10 : 9781000373653
ISBN-13 : 1000373657
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by : David Downes

Volume III of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales draws on archival sources and individual accounts to offer a history of penal policymaking in England and Wales between 1959 and 1997. The book studies the changes underlying penal policymaking in the period, from a belief in the rehabilitative potential of imprisonment to a reaffirmation in 1993 that ‘Prison Works’ as a deterrent to crime. A need to curb the rising prison population initially focussed on developing alternatives to prison and a new system of parole; however, their relative ineffectiveness led to sentencing becoming the key to penal reform. A slackening of faith in rehabilitation led to pressure for greater emphasis on humane containment and the rebalancing of security, order and justice in prison regimes. Thus, 1991 was the climactic year for what became largely unfulfilled hopes for lasting penal reform. Escapes, riots and prison occupations were prime catalysts for changes, often highly contentious, in penal policymaking. Notably, there was no simple equation between political party, minister and policy choice. Both Labour and Conservative governments had distinctly liberal Home Secretaries and, after 1992, both parties took a more punitive approach. This book will be of much interest to students of criminology and British history, politics and law.

Fixing Broken Windows

Fixing Broken Windows
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9780684837383
ISBN-13 : 0684837382
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Fixing Broken Windows by : George L. Kelling

Cites successful examples of community-based policing.

A History of Italian Cinema

A History of Italian Cinema
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 753
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ISBN-10 : 9781501307645
ISBN-13 : 1501307649
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Italian Cinema by : Peter Bondanella

A History of Italian Cinema, 2nd edition is the much anticipated update from the author of the bestselling Italian Cinema - which has been published in four landmark editions and will celebrate its 35th anniversary in 2018. Building upon decades of research, Peter Bondanella and Federico Pacchioni reorganize the current History in order to keep the book fresh and responsive not only to the actual films being created in Italy in the twenty-first century but also to the rapidly changing priorities of Italian film studies and film scholars. The new edition brings the definitive history of the subject, from the birth of cinema to the present day, up to date with a revised filmography as well as more focused attention on the melodrama, the crime film, and the historical drama. The book is expanded to include a new generation of directors as well as to highlight themes such as gender issues, immigration, and media politics. Accessible, comprehensive, and heavily illustrated throughout, this is an essential purchase for any fan of Italian film.

Criminal Justice India Series

Criminal Justice India Series
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Publisher : Allied Publishers
Total Pages : 168
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ISBN-10 : 8177648608
ISBN-13 : 9788177648607
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Criminal Justice India Series by :

The International Exploitation of Drug Wars and what We Can Do about it

The International Exploitation of Drug Wars and what We Can Do about it
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 80
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ISBN-10 : UCSD:31822038353769
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The International Exploitation of Drug Wars and what We Can Do about it by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 1452
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ISBN-10 : 9781118519714
ISBN-13 : 111851971X
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment by : Wesley G. Jennings

The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment provides the most comprehensive reference for a vast number of topics relevant to crime and punishment with a unique focus on the multi/interdisciplinary and international aspects of these topics and historical perspectives on crime and punishment around the world. Named as one of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles of 2016 Comprising nearly 300 entries, this invaluable reference resource serves as the most up-to-date and wide-ranging resource on crime and punishment Offers a global perspective from an international team of leading scholars, including coverage of the strong and rapidly growing body of work on criminology in Europe, Asia, and other areas Acknowledges the overlap of criminology and criminal justice with a number of disciplines such as sociology, psychology, epidemiology, history, economics, and public health, and law Entry topics are organized around 12 core substantive areas: international aspects, multi/interdisciplinary aspects, crime types, corrections, policing, law and justice, research methods, criminological theory, correlates of crime, organizations and institutions (U.S.), victimology, and special populations Organized, authored and Edited by leading scholars, all of whom come to the project with exemplary track records and international standing 3 Volumes www.crimeandpunishmentencyclopedia.com