| Description |
xiii, 179 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: To stop a crime, call a community -- 1. Mayberry versus Starsky and Hutch: Leadership striving to form community -- 2. No Humans Involved: Policing with community in mind -- 3. Spy Shops and Nasty Old People: Residents mobilizing with cops to build community -- 4. Incivilities and Shared Conceptions: Is the community project doomed in our culture? -- 5. Scene of the Crime: Designing space to evoke prosocial community behavior -- 6. New Urbanism: Connecting ecology to form community -- 7. The Power of Connection: Understanding participation and ties -- 8. Communitarianism: Using laws to fashion community -- Conclusion: Beyond myths of the past to other strategies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index |
| Subject |
Crime prevention -- United States -- Citizen participation.
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Community development, Urban -- United States.
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| LC no. |
99033755 |
| ISBN |
1555534201 cloth alkaline paper |
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1555534198 paperback alkaline paper |
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