Urban Neighborhoods Research and Policy

Name: Urban Neighborhoods Research and Policy
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ISBN: 9780030719776

ISBN-10: 0030719771

ISBN-13: 9780030719776

Edition: 1986

Authors: Ralph B. Taylor

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Those involved in urban neighborhood and community research with an applied focus will find in this volume a number of useful and practical examples of how to do it. . . . The modesty with which some of the results is presented is refreshing, and the candor with which the authors treat their shortcomings is commendable. Several authors make it quite clear that good research does not necessarily produce the best information for those working to improve the social fabric of urban communities. On the other hand, there is a certain amount of optimism in these essays for those who want to see their research produce positive results in the communities they study. . . . The] essays are clear and…

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Ralph B. Taylor is Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University. He is the author of Breaking Away From Broken Windows: Baltimore Neighborhoods and the Nationwide Fight Against Crime, Grime, Fear and Decline and Human Territorial Functioning: An Empirical Evolutionary Perspective on Individual and Small Group Territorial Cognitions, Behaviors, and Consequences .