The war on neighborhoods : policing, prison, and punishment in a divided city / Ryan Lugalia-Hollon and Daniel Cooper
Material type: TextPublication details: Boston : Beacon Press, c2018.Description: 234 p. : maps. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780807084656
- 363.20977311 LU WA
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 363.20977311 LU WA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Dec2018 | T0061530 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The War on Neighborhoods argues that these trends are connected. Crime in Chicago, as in many other US cities, has been fueled by a broken approach to public safety in disadvantaged neighborhoods. For nearly forty years, public leaders have attempted to create peace through punishment, misinvesting billions of dollars toward the suppression of crime, largely into a small subset of neighborhoods on the city's West and South Sides. Meanwhile, these neighborhoods have struggled to sustain investments into basic needs such as jobs, housing, education, and mental healthcare.
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