Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities

Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities
ISBN-10
1285459024
ISBN-13
9781285459028
Category
Social Science
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2014-06-01
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Author
Samuel Walker

Description

Samuel Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new Eighth Edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a masterful critique of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive text cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric to confront both conservative and liberal propositions in the context of current research and proven practice. The result is a lucid, research-based work that stimulates critical thinking and enlivens class discussions. This engaging text captures the full complexity of the administration of justice while providing students with a clear sense of its key principles and general patterns. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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