Crime Control in America: What Works?

by John L. Worrall

For courses in crime prevention, introduction to criminal justice, and criminal justice policy.
Balanced, comprehensive introduction to crime control
Crime Control in America: What Works? provides comprehensive coverage of what works in policing, prosecution, 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 and explanations of large-scale crime trends. The 4th edition includes new sections covering the most current and controversial topics in crime control, including the alleged Ferguson effect, immigration enforcement, raising the age of majority, and mass shootings.

Genres: School

448 pages, Paperback

First published July 25, 2005

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[K. · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short answer: Nothing.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

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