Preventing crime what works, what doesn't, what's promising : a report to the United States Congress /
| Other Authors: | Sherman, Lawrence W., National Institute of Justice (U.S.), University of Maryland at College Park. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Washington, DC :
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
[1997]
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| Physical Description: |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available via Internet. Address as of 3/3/08: http://www.ncjrs.gov/works/; current access available via PURL. |
| Series: |
Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.))
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| Online Access: |
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS91312 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : the congressional mandate to evaluate ; Thinking about crime prevention ; Communities and crime prevention ; Family-based crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman
- School-based crime prevention / Denise C. Gottfredson
- Labor markets and crime risk factors / Shawn Bushway and Peter Reuter
- Preventing crime at places / John Eck
- Policing for crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman
- Criminal justice and crime prevention / Doris Layton MacKenzie
- Conclusions : the effectiveness of local crime prevention funding / Lawrence W. Sherman.