Crime Control in America: What Works?

by John L. Worrall

Crime Control in America introduces readers to the many methods of crime control and reviews the research concerning their effectiveness.

The text covers policing, prosecution and courts, and legislative methods of crime control. It also moves beyond the justice system and examines the effectiveness of crime control at the individual, family, school, and community levels. Finally, it covers environmental criminology, juvenile crime control, and explanations of large-scale crime trends, particularly the reductions witnessed during the 1990s.

Genres: School

438 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2005

Reviews

[Caroline]

Great book for my class. Really well-written with some great information!

[K.]

Read for CRJ201: Crime Control. Interesting text, in that it would lay out all the concepts of crime control that have been used/are being currently used in the United States and then tell you that empirical studies have not proven the veracity of any of the policies. At most, you're given a slight nudge toward a possible positive/negative correlation, but with an added avalanche of disclaimers regarding the difficult of removing variables from the sociological aspect of the work and therefore the results should always be taken with a grain of salt. A shaker of it. A goddamn salt lick. Basically, don't ever trust studies to be conclusive.

[Megan]

Short answer: Nothing.

[David]

This is a good introduction to the subject of crime control theory. The author presents the theories in clear, easy to understand language.