1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480082803321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of street crime in America / / editor, Jeffrey Ian Ross

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : SAGE Publications, , 2013

ISBN

1-78402-512-7

1-4522-7445-2

1-4522-7446-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (577 p.)

Disciplina

364.97303

Soggetti

Crime - United States

Criminal justice, Administration of - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of articles -- Reader's guide -- About the editor -- List of contributors -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Articles -- Glossary -- Resource guide -- Appendix -- Index -- Photo credits.

Sommario/riassunto

This encyclopedic reference focuses primarily on urban lifestyle and its associated crimes, ranging from burglary to drug peddling to murder to new, more sophisticated forms of street crime and scams. This traditional A-to-Z reference has significant coverage of police and courts and other criminal justice sub-disciplines while also featuring thematic articles on the sociology of street crime.