Analysing the historical circumstances and theoretical sources that have generated ideas about citizen and community participation in crime control, this book e

The U.S. is the world´s biggest jailor and one of the most affluent murderous countries, and yet its citizens pay more taxes to sustain law and order than thei

Politicians, citizens, and police agencies have long embraced community policing, hoping to reduce crime and disorder by strengthening the ties between urban re

An absorbing account of efforts across the nation to build communities and discourage crime.

Community-based crime control has become one of the principal policy responses to crime and disorder across western societies, and is regarded now as one of the