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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter K. B. St. JeanPublisher: The University of Chicago Press Imprint: University of Chicago Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 1.60cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.30cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780226774992ISBN 10: 0226774996 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 November 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews"""In this unique and original book, Peter St. Jean examines why some blocks in urban areas experience more crime than others. Based on a number of sources - most importantly, in-depth interviews with drug dealers and routine robbers about their strategies for selecting a location or victim - St. Jean finds pitfalls in both broken windows and collective efficacy theories, while proposing a promising new alternative."" - Mario Luis Small, author of Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio""" In this unique and original book, Peter St. Jean examines why some blocks in urban areas experience more crime than others. Based on a number of sources - most importantly, in-depth interviews with drug dealers and routine robbers about their strategies for selecting a location or victim - St. Jean finds pitfalls in both broken windows and collective efficacy theories, while proposing a promising new alternative. - Mario Luis Small, author of Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio Author InformationPeter K. B. St. Jean is assistant professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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