Description
Book SynopsisThis work describes the devastating consequences of living in a public housing community damaged by the disappearance of manufacturing jobs, government cutbacks, and other structural transformations that plague the USA and Canada.
Trade ReviewThis book exposes the raw reality of the impact of poverty and crime on the lives of Canada’s urban poor. It is about time that this book was written and that this reality was exposed. -- Ron Hinch, School of Justice Studies, University of Ontario Institute of Technology
This study is at the same time theoretically sophisticated and grounded in meticulous research. It presents a harrowing account of social exclusion in a Canadian public housing community which will cause the reader to substantially re-evaluate conventional wisdoms with regards to Canadian and U.S. differences in crime and poverty. -- Jock Young, The City University of New York
Under Siege will become the book that researchers and housing advocates, as well as advocates for battered women, will have to cite. It is a groundbreaking study. -- Claire Renzetti, St. Joseph's University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Historical, Political, and Economic Context of the West Town Study Chapter 3 Predatory Crime Victimization, Illegal Drug Use, and Alcohol Consumption in West Town: Incidence and Sociodemographic Risk Factors Chapter 4 Violence Against and the Harassment of Women in West Town Chapter 5 The Role of Perceived Social Disorganization and Collective Efficacy Chapter 6 The Failure of Neo-Conservative Policy Chapter 7 Rethinking Crime Prevention in Public Housing Chapter 8 Appendix A: The QNLS Instrument Chapter 9 Appendix B: Face-to-Face Interview Schedule Chapter 10 References
