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Crime Is Not the Problem - Lethal Violence in America (Paperback, Univ PR Pbk) Loot Price: R647
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Crime Is Not the Problem - Lethal Violence in America (Paperback, Univ PR Pbk): Franklin E Zimring, Gordon Hawkins

Crime Is Not the Problem - Lethal Violence in America (Paperback, Univ PR Pbk)

Franklin E Zimring, Gordon Hawkins

Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy

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This book has three main aims: the first is to show that what separates the USA from other countries is not crime rates but lethal violence. Crimes like burglary and theft are a part of modern urban life worldwide; shootings and stabbings are not - they are particularly American. Why is this so? Secondly , the book seeks to clarify the causes of violence by looking at the proximate causes of deadly violence - guns, violence in the media, drugs and the tradition of lethal violence are all examined. The concluding section of the book concerns the prevention of lethal violence as a priority issue. The authors discuss a range of anti-violence alternatives from change in the criminal law to social and physical environmental factors and social values and attitudes.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy
Release date: June 1999
First published: May 1999
Authors: Franklin E Zimring (Professor of Law and Director, Earl Warren Legal Institute) • Gordon Hawkins (Senior Fellow, Earl Warren Legal Institute)
Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 286
Edition: Univ PR Pbk
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-513105-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
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LSN: 0-19-513105-3
Barcode: 9780195131055

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