Smarter crime control :

Waller, Irvin.

Smarter crime control : a guide to a safer future for citizens, communities, and politicians / Irvin Waller. - 1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Smart public safety : giving priority to victims and taxpayers -- Actions for smart crime control -- Policing : from over-reaction after the fact to stopping crime before it harms -- Justice : courts that stop crime or do not unnecessarily interfere -- Correcting corrections : away from mass incarceration and towards stopping crime -- Actions for smart pre-crime prevention -- Preventing youth from becoming repeat offenders -- Preventing gun violence -- Preventing violence against women -- Preventing road crimes and alcohol-related violence -- Preventing property crime -- An agenda to put safety first for victims and taxpayers -- Reinvesting in smart public safety to spare victims and lower taxes -- Principal sources -- Notes -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Index.

9781442221703 (e-book)


Crime prevention.


Electronic books.

HV7431 / .W3265 2014

364.4