02321nam 2200601 a 450 991079171880332120161219111722.01-4833-2879-11-4522-4545-2(CKB)2560000000089785(EBL)997270(OCoLC)809774427(SSID)ssj0000706298(PQKBManifestationID)12305677(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000706298(PQKBWorkID)10630134(PQKB)11111143(MiAaPQ)EBC997270(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158889(EXLCZ)99256000000008978520130912d2005 fy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrWhen crime waves[electronic resource] /Vincent F. SaccoLondon SAGE20051 online resource (xiv, 209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-42224-9 0-7619-2783-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-199) and index.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 AuthorA 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.CrimeCriminologyCriminal statisticsMass media and crimeCriminal justice, Administration ofCrime.Criminology.Criminal statistics.Mass media and crime.Criminal justice, Administration of.364Sacco Vincent1526149StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910791718803321When crime waves3768033UNINA