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Preventing crime : what works, what doesn't, what's promising : a report to the United States Congress

Title
Preventing crime : what works, what doesn't, what's promising : a report to the United States Congress / prepared for the National Institute of Justice by Lawrence W. Sherman ... [et al.] in collaboration with members of the graduate program, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland.
Publication
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, [1997]

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Additional Authors
  • Sherman, Lawrence W.
  • National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
  • University of Maryland at College Park. Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill.; 28 cm.
Series Statement
Research report
Uniform Title
Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.))
Subjects
Note
  • "Supported by ... grant number 96-MU-MU-0019 to the University of Maryland at College Park."
  • Shipping list no.: 97-0286-P.
  • "February 1997."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction : the congressional mandate to evaluate ; Thinking about crime prevention ; Communities and crime prevention ; Family-based crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman -- School-based crime prevention / Denise C. Gottfredson -- Labor markets and crime risk factors / Shawn Bushway and Peter Reuter -- Preventing crime at places / John Eck -- Policing for crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman -- Criminal justice and crime prevention / Doris Layton MacKenzie -- Conclusions : the effectiveness of local crime prevention funding / Lawrence W. Sherman.
Call Number
JFF 99-356
LCCN
97221965
OCLC
37363861
Title
Preventing crime : what works, what doesn't, what's promising : a report to the United States Congress / prepared for the National Institute of Justice by Lawrence W. Sherman ... [et al.] in collaboration with members of the graduate program, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland.
Imprint
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, [1997]
Series
Research report
Research report (National Institute of Justice (U.S.))
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Added Author
Sherman, Lawrence W.
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
University of Maryland at College Park. Dept. of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Gpo Item No.
0718-A-03
Sudoc No.
J 28.24/3:C 86/4
Research Call Number
JFF 99-356
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