| Description |
xxiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
The international library of criminology, criminal justice, and penology |
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International library of criminology, criminal justice & penology.
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| Contents |
1. 'Crime: The Facts, the Figures, the Fears' / Observer Magazine -- 2. 'Research - Who Needs It? / Don M. Gottfredson -- 3. 'Historical Trends in Violent Crime: A Critical Review of the Evidence' / Ted Robert Gurr -- 4. 'Why Does Crime Decrease?' / David P. Farrington and Elizabeth A. Dowds -- 5. 'Surveying Crime: Findings from the 1992 British Crime Survey' / Pat Mayhew and Natalie Aye Maung -- 6. 'A Cross-National Comparison of Victims of Crime: Victim Surveys of Twelve Countries' / Richard Block -- 7. 'Economic Cycles and Crime in Europe' / S. Field -- 8. 'Multiple Victimisation: Its Extent and Significance' / Graham Farrell -- 9. 'What is Different about High Crime Areas?' / Alan Trickett, Denise R. Osborn and Julie Seymour / [et al.] -- 10. 'Hot Spots of Predatory Crime: Routine Activities and the Criminology of Place' / Lawrence W. Sherman, Patrick R. Gartin and Michael E. Buerger -- 11. 'The Prevalence of Convictions' / David P. Farrington |
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12. 'Criminal Careers in London and Stockholm: A Cross-National Comparative Study' / David P. Farrington and Per-Olof H. Wikstrom -- 13. 'A Reconviction Predictor for Probationers' / Christopher Humphrey, Pauline Carter and Ken Pease -- 14. 'Delinquent Generations' / Leslie T. Wilkins -- 15. 'Drugs and Crime' / James Q. Wilson -- 16. 'Unemployment and Criminal Involvement: An Investigation of Reciprocal Causal Structures' / Terence P. Thornberry and R. L. Christenson -- 17. 'Severe Sentences: No Deterrent to Crime?' / Robert Baxter and Chris Nuttall -- 18. 'Police Cautioning of Juveniles in London' / David P. Farrington and Trevor Bennett -- 19. 'Feminists' Extravaganzas' / Nigel Walker -- 20. 'Standardising Prosecutions' / Debbie Crisp -- 21. 'The Use of Suspended Sentences' / R. F. Sparks -- 22. 'Prison Size, Overcrowding, Prison Violence, and Recidivism' / David P. Farrington and Christopher P. Nuttall |
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23. 'Does Correctional Treatment Work? A Clinically Relevant and Psychologically Informed Meta-Analysis' / D. A. Andrews, Ivan Zinger and Robert D. Hoge / [et al.] |
| Notes |
(The international library of criminology, criminal justice, and penology) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal statistics -- Great Britain.
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Criminal statistics.
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Criminology -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Pease, K. G. (Ken G.), 1943-
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| LC no. |
95052117 |
| ISBN |
1855214083 |
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