Disorder and Decline - Crime and the Spiral of Decay in American Neighborhoods (Paperback)

The purpose of this book is to add a new concern to the list of issues contending for position on the nation's urban policy agenda. By highlighting the relationship between disorder and neighborhood life, Disorder and Decline attempts to expand the scope of the traditionally popular "crime" agenda to encompass other pressing features of urban life. To do this, it was necessary to demonstrate that issues like vandalism and public drinking are somehow as "important" as burglary and drug abuse; thus the book's focus on the serious consequences of disorder for community stability. Because many disorder problems clearly are unresponsive to traditional criminal justice solutions, the book also called for thinking more expansively about what can be done to counter community decline, in particular by the police.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1992
First published:	May 1992
Authors:	Wesley G Skogan
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-07693-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General Promotions
LSN:	0-520-07693-1
Barcode:	9780520076938

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