{"product_id":"pockets-of-crime-9780226774985","title":"Pockets of Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on Chicago Police Department statistics and interviews with both law-abiding citizens and criminals in one of the city's highest-crime areas, this work demonstrates that drug dealers and robbers are primarily attracted to locations with businesses like liquor stores, fast food restaurants, and check-cashing outlets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In this unique and original book, Peter St. Jean examines why some blocks in urban areas experience more crime than others. Based on a number of sources - most importantly, in-depth interviews with drug dealers and routine robbers about their strategies for selecting a location or victim - St. Jean finds pitfalls in both broken windows and collective efficacy theories, while proposing a promising new alternative.\" - Mario Luis Small, author of Villa Victoria: The Transformation of Social Capital in a Boston Barrio\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400116445527,"sku":"9780226774985","price":63.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226774985.jpg?v=1730469777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pockets-of-crime-9780226774985","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}