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BL
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998056
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b752426
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| Title & Author
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Crime and crime control : : a global view /\ edited by Gregg Barak.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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A world view of social issues,
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1 online resource (xxiii, 262 pages)
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| ISBN
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0313032394
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: 9780313032394
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0313306818
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9780313306815
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: A comparative perspective on crime and crime control / Gregg Barak -- Brazil (Developing nation-state) / Emilio E. Dellasoppa -- China (Developing nation-state) / Mark S. Gaylord -- Germany (developed nation-state) / Hans-Joerg Albrecht and Raymond Teske -- Ghana (posttraditional nation-state) -- Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe abd Cris Abotchie -- India (developing nation-state) / S. George Vincentnathan -- Iran (developing nation-state) / Hamid R. Kusha -- Navajo Nation (postraditional nation-state) / Jon'a F. Meyer and James Zion -- Netherlands (developed nation-state) Henk van de Bunt and Ineke Haen Marshall -- New Zealand (developed nation-state) / George Pavlich -- Nigeria (postraditional nation-state) / Obi N. Ignatius Ebbe -- Poland (developing nation-state) / Wojciech Cebulak and Emil Plywaczewski -- Russia (developing nation-state) / William Alex Pridemore -- Taiwan (developed nation-state) / Mayling Maria Chu -- United Kingdom (developed nation-state) / Nic Groombridge -- United States (developed nation-state) Gary Feinberg.
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| Abstract
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Are crime rates rising or falling around the world? Are specific types of crime more prevalent in some cultures than others? Do different cultures vary greatly in their attitudes toward crime prevention? Students will find answers to these and similar questions in this unique resource of 15 case studies exploring the problems of crime and crime control in different countries, ranging from Germany to Ghana, to around the world. Cross-cultural comparisons examine the history, the public perceptions, contemporary problems, and the future of crime and crime control in each country. The comparisons.
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Crime prevention, Cross-cultural studies.
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Criminology, Cross-cultural studies.
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Criminalité-- Prévention-- Études transculturelles.
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Criminologie, Études transculturelles.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Crime prevention.
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Criminology.
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Kriminalität
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Kriminalpolitik
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Prävention
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Criminology.
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| Dewey Classification
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364.4
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| LC Classification
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HV7431.C686 2000
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| Added Entry
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Barak, Gregg.
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