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Martin Alan Greenberg explores the origins of the two major types of citizen volunteer police--auxiliary and reserve--and examines the history and current practices of volunteer policing.

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Despite the popular perception that genetic explanations of the causes of crime are new, biological determinism dates back to the birth of criminology, and the ideas of the man widely regarded as its founder, Cesare Lombroso.

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The cause and causation of crime, covered from the time of Benjamin Rush, one of the most eminent of early American physicians, to Williams Healy; from the last decade of the eighteenth to the second decade of the twentieth century. The material is presented from biological, anthropological, and psychological perspectives.

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The study shows how that one neighborhood is fighting crime through a community education (comprehensive) approach.

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Reviews the history and present practice of community service in the United States. While aware of the strengths of community service programmes to the development of schools and society, the author believes that behind these good intentions, there is a certain ambivalence.

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This book is a study of collective efficacy in eight neighborhoods in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Using residential surveys, observations, and new methods of statistical and mapping analysis (kriging), the book provides a number of important findings relevant to the theory itself, ramifications for its use within communities, and implications for current and future research.

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Addressing specifically the period from 1960 to the present, this reference also projects into the 21st century with contemporary terminology covering aspects of violent crime, DNA evidence, terrorism, riots, gangs, guns and gun control, AIDS, drug and drug related crime, and corporate and political crime.

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Illustrating the diversity and richness of biosocial theory, this contributor volume introduces numerous new views on the biological and social causes of criminality and pro/antisociality.

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This book is a welcome study of the impact of citizen action on crime and on the fear of crime.

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This book looks at studies examining the deterrents of changing the certainty of punishment and altering the severity of punishment.

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This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology.

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Recognizing that the quality of governance is a crucial factor in the overall development of a country, experts on government ethics and law enforcement examine the principles that need to be applied to create more effective and efficient governments.

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The Handbook clearly points out that although the literature on crime prevention is voluminous, the social conditions that invoke criminality are resistant to social change. Advocates of crime prevention frequently see its proactive nature to be superior to the reactive stance of typical law enforcement.

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In this interdisciplinary study, Sedgwick first assesses the value of applying economic models to the social problem of crime. He compares economic models to sociological ones and then addresses the question of whether economic models are compatible with the values of a liberal political order.

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This timely book illustrates in convincing detail what needs to be done to prevent crime and keep people out of prison.

Here, Waller shows that hiring public health nurses and investing in helping youth at risk to complete school and get job training is better than hiring more police;

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Champion, an expert on criminal behavior, paroling, and sentencing, assesses how the justice system makes critical decisions about offender risks and needs.

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This book is an excellent resource in examining the influence that community control can have on crime.

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Johns examines the ineffectiveness of the US anti-drugs policy to accomplish its stated goal, the heightened social costs brought about by a "war" strategy, the socioeconomic context of drug use and drug trafficking, and the wider political implications of the policy.

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In the wake of headline-grabbing mass murders and other controversial crimes, public officials and communities alike are searching for ways to best deal with crime both minor and major. Here, Waller highlights best practices, underscores the need for better preventions, and details the best innovations in the reduction of crime and violence.

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Where other books have discussed selected social practices in China, this volume is unique in its coverage of the entire social control apparatus of that country.

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A much needed guide on how to protect yourself and your family from becoming the victim of a stalker.

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Written for police officers, auxiliary police, probation and parole agents, and correctional personnel, this volume offers a comprehensive guide to crisis intervention within the context of the criminal justice system.

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Based on research in the US and UK, this book examines the involvement of Muslim communities in terror crime prevention work, exploring the complexities of community involvement as well as its advantages and examining how trusting relationships between police, security services and communites can be built.