Crime is not the problem : lethal violence in America /

This text has three main aims: the first is to show that what separates the USA from other countries is not crime rates but lethal violence. Crimes like burglary and theft are a part of modern urban life worldwide; shootings and stabbings are not - they are particularly American. Why is this so? Sec...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Zimring, Franklin E.
Weitere Verfasser: Hawkins, Gordon, 1919-2004
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in crime and public policy.
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