Travels Through Crime and Place: Community-Building as Crime Control
Community-based crime reduction programs are not as effective as they should be and often create disturbing and dangerous tensions along class and racial lines, says William DeLeon-Granados in this... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1555534198
ISBN13:9781555534196
Release Date:November 1999
Publisher:Northeastern University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Youth and our communities
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Granados' book has given me much to think about. It has changed my approach to working within my community.
Community. Community. Where's my community?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Deleon-Granados employs a narrative style of case studies to support his thesis that top-down approaches to community policing have failed. Agencies cannot simply "order up" or impose a community to create social control among the citizenry. Functioning communities grow from the ground up, though opportunities do exist for public and private agencies to foster and support positive channels. Though covering an academic topic, Deleon-Granados avoids the jargon and esoterica normally found in such treatments. His narrative approach renders an easy read of a tough subject.
A different outlook
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Travels Through Crime and Place is a fine example of how people can work together to solve serious crime without the use of force, or with the typical "lock 'em up and throw away the key" mentality. Our justice and crime reduction tactics obviously are NOT working since a huge percentage of our population is in prison. It is high time for a new way of thinking. Deleon-Granados offers fresh ideas for the future.
Fascinating, beautifully written
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Not just for academics, but a must for anyone concerned about social justice and a thoughtful discussion of crime prevention. The author helps us get beyond cliches and stereotypes to a more honest, and complex, analysis of what works, what doesn't, and why. Issues of racism, classism and social control are woven into a deeply compassionate, rich narrative of people, places and the fragile human ecosystem of cities in America. Readers will come away with a paradigm shift, a more discerning eye for the truth, and a real knowledge-base from which to address issues of crime and community in their own neighborhoods.
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