Sense and Nonsense about Crime, Drugs, and Communities
ISBN-10: 1285459024
ISBN-13: 9781285459028
$219.00
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Published on
May 16, 2014
Edition
8th Edition
Dimensions
6.25x0.75x9.00 Inches
Weight
1.27 Pounds
About the Book
Samuel Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive book cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric while emphasizing current research and proven practice. The result is a lucid, research-based work that clearly reveals what does not work in crime policy while identifying shared characteristics of successful approaches, including carefully defined, narrowly focused, problem-oriented programs in policing and prosecution. This engaging text captures the full complexity of the administration of justice while providing readers with a clear sense of its key principles and general patterns.