ISBN:
9780511571015
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 334 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge studies in criminology
DDC:
303.6/0973
Keywords:
Aufsatzsammlung
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Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
The contributors to this book believe that something can be done to make life in American cities safer, to make growing up in the urban ghettos less risky, and to reduce the violence that so often permeates urban childhoods. They consider why there is so much violence, why some people become violent and others do not, and why violence is more prevalent in some areas. Both biological and psychological characteristics of individuals are considered. The authors also discuss how the urban environment, especially the street culture, affects childhood development. They review a variety of intervention strategies, considering when it would be appropriate to use them and towards whom they should be targeted. Drawing upon ethnographic commentary, laboratory experiments, historical reviews, and program descriptions, this book presents a variety of opinions on the causes of urban violence and the changes necessary to reduce it.
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https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511571015
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