Pockets of Crime Broken Windows, Collective Efficacy, and the Criminal Point of View

Name: Pockets of Crime Broken Windows, Collective Efficacy, and the Criminal Point of View
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ISBN: 9780226774992

ISBN-10: 0226774996

ISBN-13: 9780226774992

Edition: 2007

Authors: Peter K. B. St. Jean, Peter K. B. St. Jean

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Why, even in the same high-crime neighborhoods, do robbery, drug dealing, and assault occur much more frequently on some blocks than on others? One popular theory is that a weak sense of community among neighbors can create conditions more hospitable for criminals, and another proposes that neighborhood disorder—such as broken windows and boarded-up buildings—makes crime more likely. But in his innovative new study, Peter K. B. St. Jean argues that we cannot fully understand the impact of these factors without considering that, because urban space is unevenly developed, different kinds of crimes occur most often in locations that offer their perpetrators specific advantages. Drawing on…

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List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.90" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments



Introduction and Overview



Explaining Crime Hotspots: Overview and Extensions of Broken Windows and Collective Efficacy Theories



Here's the Neighborhood: A Video Ethnographic Tour of Grand Boulevard, 2000



Perceived Sources of Neighborhood Disorder



Where's the Dope At? The Need to Understand Drug Dealing from the Ground Up



"I Want It, I See It, I Take It": The Robbery Hotspots



"That's the Way We Grew Up": The Battery Hotspots



What This All Means: Summary, Conclusions, and Implications



Methodological Appendix



Recent Trends in Research on Broken Windows



Recent Trends in Research on Collective Efficacy


References


Index