The Politics of Community Crime Prevention: Operation Weed and Seed in Seattle

by Lisa L. Miller

Overview

This title was first published in 2001. This book explores the complex and often striking differences between national and local perspectives, particularly those of racial minorities, on crime prevention and the role that community residents should play in prevention programmes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138725973
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	212
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Lisa L. Miller, Assistant Professor of Crime, Law and Justice and Political Science at the Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents: Crime, punishment and the politics of local community; Federal crime control and community crime prevention; Getting the community involved: operation weed and seed; Weed and seed in practice in the central district; Striving for control in the Rainier Valley; Communities in control: perspectives on crime prevention; Community development, public safety and the future of crime prevention; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'The book makes interesting reading for researchers with an interest in the study of crime prevention' Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab

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