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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791718803321

Autore

Sacco Vincent

Titolo

When crime waves [[electronic resource] /] / Vincent F. Sacco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2005

ISBN

1-4833-2879-1

1-4522-4545-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 209 p.)

Disciplina

364

Soggetti

Crime

Criminology

Criminal statistics

Mass media and crime

Criminal justice, Administration of

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 (p. 181-199) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - What Are Crime Waves?; Chapter 2 - Why Do Crime Rates Go Up and Down?: Dislocation, Diffusion, and Innovation; Chapter 3 - Crime Waves by the Numbers; Chapter 4 - Mass Media and Crime Waves; Chapter 5 - That's the Rumor; Chapter 6 - Being Afraid; Chapter 7 - Crime Waves and Public Policy; Chapter 8 - Crime Waves: A Skeptic's Guide; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

A critical examination of crime waves aimed at an undergraduate audience. Historical & contemporary examples are drawn primarily from the US, but international examples are threaded throughout for comparison.