{"product_id":"crime-control-in-america-9780134848181","title":"Crime Control in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 1: INTRODUCTION  Chapter 1: Identifying and Evaluating Crime Control Crime Control and Prevention The Crime Problem in America           Types of Crimes           The Ever-Expanding Criminal Law           Incidence of Crime           Costs of Crime and Criminals           Is Fear of Crime Worse Than Crime Itself? Approaches, Not Just Policies           Laws           Official Policies, Written and Unwritten           Unofficial Approaches On the Importance of Definitions           Defining the Crime Problem           Defining the Solution           Defining the Desired Outcome Evaluating Success: An Impossible Task?           The Hard and Soft Sciences           The Elusive Criminal Justice Experiment           You Can Prove Anything with Statistics           Qualitative and Quantitative Research           Macro- and Micro-Level Crime Control Displacement and Diffusion           Measuring Displacement and Diffusion The Tentative Nature of Scientific Knowledge           The Measures Used           When New Data Become Available           Alternative Settings: The Generalization Problem           Other Concerns Funding and Political Priorities           Academic Crusaders and Bandwagon Science Evidence-Based Justice           Effective Does Not Always Mean Best A Preview of the Book           Guns and Drugs: The Real Attention Getters Summary Notes  Chapter 2: Crime Control Perspectives Operational Perspectives           Due Process and Crime Control                     Due Process Values                     Crime Control Values           System and Nonsystem                     A Well-Oiled Machine?                     A Disorganized Mess?           The Funnel Model of Justice           The Criminal Justice Wedding Cake Political Perspectives           Liberals and Conservatives                     Causes of Crime                     Consequences of Crime for Society                     What Should Be Done About Crime?           Consensus and Conflict                     Causes of Crime                     Consequences of Crime for Society                     What Should Be Done About Crime? Other Perspectives           Faith and Fact           Crime Control and Revenue Generation           Politics and Ivory Towers Goals of Crime Control           Deterrence                     General and Specific Deterrence                     Absolute and Marginal Deterrence      ","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524403437911,"sku":"9780134848181","price":143.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780134848181.jpg?v=1731856643","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crime-control-in-america-9780134848181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}