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LaFree, Gary, ed.

National Institute of Justice (Washington, DC)

Published 2000. 528 pages.

Changes in criminal activity from the past and future developments and trends are explored. Papers included in this volume are: "The Changing Nature of Crime in America" by Gary LaFree et al; "Theoretical Developments in Criminology" by Charles R. Tittle; "The Politics of Crime and Punishment" by William Lyons and Stuart Scheingold; "Dynamics of the Drug-Crime Relationship" by Helene Raskin White and D.M. Gorman; "Criminal Justice Discovers Information Technology" by Maureen Brown; "Explaining Regional and Urban Variation in Crime: A Review of Research" by Graham C. Ousey; "Change and Continuity in Crime in Rural America" by Ralph A. Weisheit and Joseph F. Donnermeyer; "A Century of Juvenile Justice" by Philip W. Harris et al; "Changes in the Gender Gap in Crime and Women's Economic Marginalization" by Karen Heimer; and "On Immigration and Crime" by Ramiro Martinez, Jr. and Matthew T. Lee. Accession Number: 016702

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