Crime Control in America: What Works? (Paperback)

Crime Control in America: What Works? Book Description

Crime Control in America introduces readers to the many methods of crime control and reviews the research concerning their effectiveness.
The text covers policing, prosecution and courts, and legislative methods of crime control. It also moves beyond the justice system and examines the effectiveness of crime control at the individual, family, school, and community levels. Finally, it covers environmental criminology, juvenile crime control, and explanations of large-scale crime trends, particularly the reductions witnessed during the 1990s.

About the Author :

John L Worrall has contributed to Crime Control in America: What Works? as an author. John L. Worrall is Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has published articles and book chapters on a wide range of topics ranging from legal issues in policing to community prosecution. He is also the author of Crime Control in America: What Works? and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal coauthor of Policing Today and co-editor of The Changing Role of the American Prosecutor (SUNY, 2009). He is also editor of the journal Police Quarterly.

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