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NCJ Number: 152848
Title: Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention
Journal: Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention  Volume:3  Dated:(1994)  Pages:complete issue
Editor(s): A Solarz
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 178
Type: Applied research
Origin: Norway
Language: English
Annotation: Two questions dominate the inclusion of criminological research studies included in this volume: how criminological research contributes to the control, prevention, or reduction of crime and delinquency; and how the limited use of criminology in policymaking can be explained.
Abstract: Existing knowledge based on research inevitably has certain weaknesses associated with the heuristic nature of scientific work. An important weakness in criminological research involves the variable-oriented paradigm, that is, an emphasis on single aspects isolated from the context of other related aspects operating at the same time. Some argue for dynamic contextualism, based on a more holistic view of the person, as a promising approach to criminological research. Many researchers are concerned about the link between growing social and economic inequality and crime and argue that the root causes of crime lie outside the reach of the criminal justice system. Specific research studies included in the current volume focus on the sociology of crime and inequality in the United States, homicide between adult sexual intimates in Australia, children with conduct problems, and the link between cocaine use and crime. In addition, the research studies explore rational choice theory and crime prevention, trends in crime and punishment, the impact of declining police resources on crime, police crime control strategies and tactics, and gun availability and suicide in Canada. References, tables, and figures
Main Term(s): Criminology
Index Term(s): Australia; Canada; Cocaine; Crime causes/; Crime in foreign countries; Crime prevention measures/; Criminal justice research; Drug related crimes; Foreign crime prevention; Homicide; Juvenile delinquency prevention; Juvenile offenders; Police crime-prevention; Problem behavior; Suicide; United States of America
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