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The hidden war : crime and the tragedy of public housing in Chicago / Susan J. Popkin ... [et al.].

Title
The hidden war : crime and the tragedy of public housing in Chicago / Susan J. Popkin ... [et al.].
Publication
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2000.

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Additional Authors
Popkin, Susan J.
Description
xiii, 234 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
Describes what it is like to live in some of the worst neighborhoods in the United States and discusses what government officials can do to improve the safety and quality of public housing developments.
Subject
  • Chicago Housing Authority
  • Housing authorities > Illinois > Chicago
  • Public housing > Illinois > Chicago
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-223) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Chicago Housing Authority -- Fighting crime in public housing -- Rockwell Gardens -- Henry Horner Homes -- Harold Ickes homes -- No simple solutions.
ISBN
  • 0813528321 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 081352833X (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
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OCLC
  • 42772131
  • SCSB-10219208
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library