Crime : Public Policies for Crime Control

by Wilson, James Q.; Petersilia, Joan

• ISBN13: 9781558155091
• ISBN10: 1558155090
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Institute for Contemporary Studies

Table of Contents

Foreword from the Publisher	ix
Robert B. Hawkins, Jr.
Introduction	1	(4)
James Q. Wilson
Joan Petersilia
Crime in International Perspective	5	(38)
James Lynch
The Biological Basis of Crime	43	(32)
Adrian Raine
Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice	75	(34)
Peter W. Greenwood
Crime Prevention: Focus on Youth	109	(20)
Patrick Tolan
Families and Crime	129	(20)
David P. Farrington
The Schools	149	(42)
Denise C. Gottfredson
David B. Wilson
Stacy S. Najaka
Labor Markets and Crime	191	(34)
Shawn Bushway
Peter Reuter
The Community	225	(28)
Robert J. Sampson
Rehabilitation and Treatment Programs	253	(38)
Francis T. Cullen
Gun Control	291	(40)
Philip J. Cook
Mark H. Moore
Anthony A. Braga
Substance Abuse Policy from A Crime-Control Perspective	331	(52)
David A. Boyum
Mark A. R. Kleiman
Fair and Effective Policing	383	(30)
Lawrence W. Sherman
Physical Environment, Crime, Fear, and Resident-Based Control	413	(22)
Ralph B. Taylor
Deterrence	435	(16)
Steven D. Levitt
Prisons: A Policy Challenge	451	(32)
Alfred Blumstein
Community Corrections	483	(26)
Joan Petersilia
Prosecution	509	(28)
Brian Forst
Crime and Public Policy	537	(22)
James Q. Wilson
Notes and References	559	(102)
Contributors	661	(4)
Index	665