Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Historical Perspectives on Poverty and Crime Debating Poverty and Crime in the US: From Moynihan to Murray Poverty and Crime in the UK From Theory to Practice The Policy Process in Modern Society Policing and the Power of Public Debate Policing Poor Communities The Changing Nature of Crime and the Workless Society Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Policing Urban Poverty demonstrates that, since the nineteenth century, a core task of the police has been crime control and order maintenance, especially in poor communities. This illuminating book focuses on the policy implications of discourses on poverty and crime in America and Britain. It draws on sociological theory and extensive empirical evidence, which show that in recent history senior police policy-makers have been involved in a struggle with their political masters in determining the most judicious means to tackle urban poverty and crime.