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Crime and Public Policy James Q Wilson
Crime and Public Policy
James Q Wilson
Crime and Public Policy offers the most comprehensive and balanced guide to how the latest and best social science research informs the understanding of crime and its control for policymakers, community leaders, and students of crime and criminal justice. Each essay reviews the existing literature, discusses the methodological rigor of the studies, identifies what policies and programs the studies suggest, and then points to policies now implemented thatfail to reflect the evidence
688 pages, 20 b/w photos
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 25, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195399356 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Genre | Interdisciplinary Studies > Policy Studies |
| Pages | 656 |
| Dimensions | 161 × 232 × 43 mm · 839 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Petersilia, Joan (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School) |
| Editor | Wilson, Edited by James Q. (Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy, Pepperdine University) |