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Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities: A Policy Guide |  | Author: Samuel Walker
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 7
Pages: 416
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 2 x 0.5
ISBN: 049580987X
Dewey Decimal Number: 345
EAN: 9780495809876
ASIN: 049580987X
Publication Date: May 5, 2010
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Product Description
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 Seventh 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 distinctly 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.
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