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Crime in America presents different viewpoints on the control of crime, anti-crime efforts through legislation and community action, and the successes and failures of law enforcement and the criminal justice system in dealing with crime in American society today.A chronology detailing historical developments and significant statistical fluctuations in U.S. crime during the 20th century, important figures in the ongoing anti-crime crusade, legislation excerpts, statistics, annotated print and nonprint resource lists, and descriptions of government and private agencies round out this valuable reference tool.

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CRIME IN AMERICA A Reference Handbook Jennifer L Durham - photo 1
CRIME IN AMERICA
A Reference Handbook
Jennifer L. Durham
CONTEMPORARY
WORLD ISSUES
Crime in America a reference handbook - image 2
Santa Barbara, California
Denver, Colorado
Oxford, England
title:Crime in America : A Reference Handbook Contemporary World Issues
author:Durham, Jennifer L.
publisher:ABC-CLIO
isbn10 | asin:0874368413
print isbn13:9780874368413
ebook isbn13:9780585000336
language:English
subjectCrime--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Criminology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
publication date:1996
lcc:HV6787.D87 1996eb
ddc:364.973
subject:Crime--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Criminology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Page iv
Copyright 1996 by Jennifer L. Durham
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permis- sion in writing from the publishers.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Durham, Jennifer L.
Crime in America: a reference handbook / Jennifer L. Durham.
p. cm.(Contemporary world issues)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. CrimeUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. CriminologyHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. II. Series.
HV6787.D87 1996 364.973-dc20 96-9077
ISBN 0-87436-841-3
01 00 99 98Picture 3Picture 41098765432
ABC-CLIO, Inc.
130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911
Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Manufactured in the United States of America
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For Mom and Dad
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Contents
Preface
xi
1
Surveying America's Crime Problem,
1
How Serious Is the Crime Problem?
2
Legislation,
3
Organized Crime,
7
The Mafia,
9
White-Collar Crime,
10
Drugs and Crime,
12
Approaches to Crime Control,
14
Computers, Technology, and Crime,
15
Crime Prevention,
17
Personal Property,
17
Home,
17
Neighborhood Watch Programs,
19
Children,
19
Bus, Car, and Transportation Safety,
20
Fraudulent Schemes,
21
Personal Safety,
22
Abuses of Power,
23
Offenses,
25

Page viii
The Criminal Justice System,
26
Law Enforcement Agencies,
26
Investigation, Forensics, and Handling Evidence,
28
Courts,
29
Prisons, Jails, and Corrections,
31
Arrests, Convictions, and Sentencing,
32
Juvenile Delinquency and Justice,
35
Criminals and Their Victims,
36
Gangs,
37
Gun Control Laws,
39
2
Chronology,
47
3
Biographical Sketches,
79
Sol Sheldon Glueck (1896-1980) and Eleanor Touroff Glueck (1898-1972),
79
Edward Oscar Heinrich (1881-1953),
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