Clean Streets Controlling Crime, Maintaining Order, and Building Community Activism |
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| Author:
| Carr, Patrick J. |
| Series title: | New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-1663-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2005 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Imprint: | NYU Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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With the close proximity of gangs and the easy access to drugs, keeping urban neighborhoods safe from crime has long been a central concern for residents. This book draws on five years of research in a white, working-class community on Chicago's South side to see how they tried to keep their streets safe.
With the close proximity of gangs and the easy access to drugs, keeping urban neighborhoods safe from crime has long been a central concern for residents. This book draws on five years of research in a white, working-class community on Chicago's South side to see how they tried to keep their streets safe.