When brute force fails: how to have less crime and less punishment

The trap -- Thinking about crime control -- Hope -- Tipping, dynamic concentration, and the logic of deterrence -- Crime despite punishment -- Designing enforcement strategies -- Crime control without punishment -- Guns and gun control -- Drug policy for crime control -- What could go wrong? -- An a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kleiman, Mark 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ [u.a.] Princeton Univ. Press c2009
In:Year: 2009
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3985
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Keywords:
Crime > United States
Crime Prevention > United States
Punishment > United States
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
USA > Strafjustiz > Reform
USA > Kriminalität > Prävention
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Summary:The trap -- Thinking about crime control -- Hope -- Tipping, dynamic concentration, and the logic of deterrence -- Crime despite punishment -- Designing enforcement strategies -- Crime control without punishment -- Guns and gun control -- Drug policy for crime control -- What could go wrong? -- An agenda for crime control
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XXI, 231 S graph. Darst 24 cm
ISBN:9780691142081