America's Safest City Delinquency and Modernity in Suburbia |
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Author:
| Singer, Simon I. |
Series title: | New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8147-6080-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
Publisher: | New York University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Since the mid-1990s, the fast-growing suburb of Amherst, NY has been voted by numerous publications as one of the safest places to live in America. This book uses the types of delinquency seen in Amherst as a case study illuminating the roots of juvenile offending and deviance in modern society.
Since the mid-1990s, the fast-growing suburb of Amherst, NY has been voted by numerous publications as one of the safest places to live in America. This book uses the types of delinquency seen in Amherst as a case study illuminating the roots of juvenile offending and deviance in modern society.