Under siege : poverty and crime in a public housing community

By:

DeKeseredy, Walter S. and others

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham Lexington Books. 2003Description: x,184pISBN:

0739107046

DDC classification:

362.5 DEK

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	CEPT Library	BK	362.5 DEK	Available	Status:Catalogued;Bill No:C-6244		010908

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CONTENTS Preface VII Chapter 1 The Historical, Political, and Economic Context of the West Town Study 1 Chapter 2 Predatory Crime Victimization, Illegal Drug Use, and Alcohol Consumption in West Town: Incidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors 35 Chapter 3 Violence Against and the Harassment of Women in West Town 59 Chapter 4 The Role of Perceived Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy 83 Chapter 5 The Failure of Neo-Conservative Policy 103 Chapter 6 Rethinking Crime Prevention in Public Housing 125 Appendix A: The QNLS Instrument 143 Appendix B: Face-to-Face Interview Schedule 155 References 159 Index 181 About the Authors 183

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