Crime In The United States

Author : Jodi Lane,Nicole E. Rader,Billy Henson,Bonnie Fisher,David C. May
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Crime
ISBN : 1611630665

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Fear of Crime in the United States by Jodi Lane,Nicole E. Rader,Billy Henson,Bonnie Fisher,David C. May Pdf

Fear of Crime in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Contradictions examines the nature and extent of crime-related fear. The authors describe and evaluate key research findings in the specific areas of methodology; gender, age, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status; contextual predictors; and the consequences of fear of crime. They discuss the improvement of fear of crime measures over time; the consistent finding that women are more afraid of crime; the impact of age, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status on fear; and the importance of environmental factors (such as witnessing crime and perceptions of diversity, disorder, and decline) and indirect victimization (through acquaintances and the media) on fear. The book also describes the physical, psychological, behavioral, and social effects of fear of crime. In the end, the authors tie the findings together to suggest important policy and research implications from the wealth of available research. There is no other book of which I am aware that so masterfully reviews empirical studies on fear of crime during the past half century to show how the research has changed and will continue to evolve. As long as there is crime, there will be perceptions of risk and fear of victimization; and Lane et al. help one to sift through the research with conceptual precision to formulate the most scientifically valid conclusions about the phenomena. The book is a hedgehog view of the research but points the way to needed research on topics such as fear of terrorism and how social context shapes perceptions of crime. The book is must-reading for those involved in research on victimization or fear of crime. - Kenneth F. Ferraro, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University This book consolidates the literature on fear of crime in a way that is unprecedented and that lends much-needed coherence to the area. It is

Author : Barry Latzer
Publisher : Encounter Books
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781594039300

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

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028441272

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Crime in the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Ian Ross
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452274454

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Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America by Jeffrey Ian Ross Pdf

Anyone living or working in a city has feared or experienced street crime at one time or another; whether it be a mugging, purse snatching, or a more violent crime. In the U.S., street crime has recently hovered near historic lows; hence, the declaration of certain analysts that street life in America has never been safer. But is it really? Street crime has changed over past decades, especially with the advent of surveillance cameras in public places—the territory of the street criminal—but at the same time, criminals have found ways to adapt. This encyclopedic reference focuses primarily on urban lifestyle and its associated crimes, ranging from burglary to drug peddling to murder to new, more sophisticated forms of street crime and scams. This traditional A-to-Z reference has significant coverage of police and courts and other criminal justice sub-disciplines while also featuring thematic articles on the sociology of street crime. Features & Benefits: 175 signed entries within a single volume in print and electronic formats provide in-depth coverage to the topic of street crime in America. Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Readings guide readers to additional resources. Entries are supported by vivid photos and illustrations to better bring the material alive. A thematic Reader's Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and, within the electronic version, combines with Cross-References and a detailed Index for convenient search-and-browse capabilities. A Chronology provides readers with a historical perspective of street crime in America. Appendices provide sources of data and statistics, annotated to highlight their relevance.

Author : Giulia Pecorella
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Aggression (International law).
ISBN : 103200505X

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The United States of America and the Crime of Aggression by Giulia Pecorella Pdf

This book traces the position of the United States of America on aggression, beginning with the Declaration of Independence up to 2020, covering the four years of the Trump Administration. The decision of the Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court to activate the Court's jurisdiction over the crime of aggression in 2018 has added further value to a book concerning the position and practice of one of the most influential states, a global military power and permanent member of the UN Security Council. Organized along chronological lines, the work examines whether, or to what extent, the US position has evolved over time. The book explores how the definition of the crime can impact upon the US, notwithstanding its failure to ratify the Rome Statute. It also shows that the US practice and opinio iuris about the law applicable to the use of force might influence, as it has done in the past, the law itself. The work will be a valuable guide for students, academics and professionals with an interest in International Criminal Law.

Author : United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Criminal statistics
ISBN : MSU:31293016577540

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Uniform Crime Reports for the United States by United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Pdf

Author : Franklin E. Zimring,Gordon Hawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999-05-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780198027096

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Crime Is Not the Problem by Franklin E. Zimring,Gordon Hawkins Pdf

In Crime is Not the Problem, Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins revolutionize the way we think about crime and violence--by forcing us to distinguish between crime and violence. The authors reveal that compared to other industrialized nations, in most categories of nonviolent crime, American crime rates are comparable--even lower, in some cases. Only when it comes to lethal violence does the United States outpace other Western nations, with homicide rates many, many times greater. London and New York City have nearly the same number of robberies and burglaries each year, but robbers and burglars kill 54 victims in New York for every victim death in London. Why are the risks so much greater that victims will be killed or maimed in the United States? And what can be done to bring the death rate from American violence down to tolerable levels? The authors show how the impact of television and movie violence on rates of homicide is wildly overrated, but emphasize the paramount importance of guns. By making the crucial distinction between lethal violence and crime in general, the authors clear the ground for a targeted, far more effective response to the real crisis in American society. Crime is Not the Problem will reshape the debate about crime control in the United States.

Author : United States Government Printing Office
Publisher : Justice Department
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0160504899

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Crime in the United States 1999 by United States Government Printing Office Pdf

Author : Jonathan D. Rosen,Hanna Samir Kassab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000164336

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Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America by Jonathan D. Rosen,Hanna Samir Kassab Pdf

In this succinct text, Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna Samir Kassab explore the linkage between weak institutions and government policies designed to combat drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in Latin America. Using quantitative analysis to examine criminal violence and publicly available survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to conduct regression analysis, individual case studies on Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, and Nicaragua highlight the major challenges that governments face and how they have responded to various security issues. Rosen and Kassab later turn their attention to the role of external criminal actors in the region and offer policy recommendations and lessons learned. Questions explored include: What are the major trends in organized crime in this country? How has organized crime evolved over time? Who are the major criminal actors? How has state fragility contributed to organized crime and violence (and vice versa)? What has been the government’s response to drug trafficking and organized crime? Have such policies contributed to violence? Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America is suitable to both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, international relations, political science, comparative politics, international political economy, organized crime, drug trafficking, and violence.

Author : Steven F. Messner,Richard Rosenfeld
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Anomy
ISBN : 1133528643

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Crime and the American Dream by Steven F. Messner,Richard Rosenfeld Pdf

How has America's over-emphasis on the pursuit of materialistic gain contributed to the it's high rate of violent crime? CRIME AND THE AMERICAN DREAM, 5E, International Edition is an easy-to-understand book that attempts to answer that question using seminal criminological theory.

Author : Justin Kotzé
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351134576

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The Myth of the ‘Crime Decline’ by Justin Kotzé Pdf

The Myth of the ‘Crime Decline’ seeks to critically interrogate the supposed statistical decline of crime rates, thought to have occurred in a number of predominantly Western countries over the past two decades. Whilst this trend of declining crime rates seems profound, serious questions need to be asked. Data sources need to be critically interrogated and context needs to be provided. This book seeks to do just that. This book examines the wider socio-economic and politico-cultural context within which this decline in crime is said to have occurred, highlighting the changing nature and landscape of crime and its ever deepening resistance to precise measurement. By drawing upon original qualitative research and cutting edge criminological theory, this book offers an alternative view of the reality of crime and harm. In doing so it seeks to reframe the ‘crime decline’ discourse and provide a more accurate account of this puzzling contemporary phenomenon. Additionally, utilising a new theoretical framework developed by the author, this book begins to explain why the ‘crime decline’ discourse has been so readily accepted. Written in an accessible yet theoretical and informed manner, this book is a must-read for academics and students in the fields of criminology, sociology, social policy, and the philosophy of social sciences.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1508 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210025663863

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United States Code by United States Pdf

Author : Michael Woodiwiss
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802082785

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Organized Crime and American Power by Michael Woodiwiss Pdf

Historisch overzicht van de samenhang en wederzijdse beïnvloeding van de georganiseerde misdaad en de politiek in de Verenigde Staten.

Author : Robert J. Kelly
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780313306532

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Encyclopedia of Organized Crime in the United States by Robert J. Kelly Pdf

Covers major underworld figures and key criminal events as well as the Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, African American organized crime, Chinese triads, the Colombian drug cartels, ecocrime, Russian organized crime, and Latin gangs.

Author : Victoria E. Collins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317690221

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State Crime, Women and Gender by Victoria E. Collins Pdf

The United Nations has called violence against women "the most pervasive, yet least recognized human rights abuse in the world" and there is a long-established history of the systematic victimization of women by the state during times of peace and conflict. This book contributes to the established literature on women, gender and crime and the growing research on state crime and extends the discussion of violence against women to include the role and extent of crime and violence perpetrated by the state. State Crime, Women and Gender examines state-perpetrated violence against women in all its various forms. Drawing on case studies from around the world, patterns of state-perpetrated violence are examined as it relates to women’s victimization, their role as perpetrators, resistors of state violence, as well as their engagement as professionals in the international criminal justice system. From the direct involvement of Condaleeza Rice in the United States-led war on terror, to the women of Egypt’s Arab Spring Uprising, to Afghani poetry as a means to resist state-sanctioned patriarchal control, case examples are used to highlight the pervasive and enduring problem of state-perpetrated violence against women. The exploration of topics that have not previously been addressed in the criminological literature, such as women as perpetrators of state violence and their role as willing consumers who reinforce and replicate the existing state-sanctioned patriarchal status quo, makes State Crime, Women and Gender a must-read for students and scholars engaged in the study of state crime, victimology and feminist criminology.