The Great American Crime Myth
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This is a cogent, although admittedly not unbiased, analysis of misconceptions about crime and the criminal justice system. The main theme of the book is that the myths' on which efforts to deal with this crime anxiety' are based stem from two common beliefs--that there is an unprecedented crime wave, and that government should and can do something to recognize the source and purpose they serve, and also to know how and why Americans react to...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0313247927
ISBN13:9780313247927
Release Date:December 1985
Publisher:Praeger
Length:227 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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