An edition of Pockets of crime (2007)
Pockets of Crime
Broken Windows, Collective Efficacy, and the Criminal Point of View
By Peter K. B. St. Jean
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Publish Date
November 1, 2007
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press,University of Chicago Press
Language
eng
Pages
267
Description:
Drawing on Chicago Police Department statistics and interviews with both law-abiding citizens and criminals in one of the city's highest-crime areas, this work demonstrates that drug dealers and robbers are primarily attracted to locations with businesses like liquor stores, fast food restaurants, and check-cashing outlets.