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The Politics of Crime Prevention : Race, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Community Safety / Kevin H. Wozniak.
Wozniak, Kevin H., author.
2023
HV7432 .W69 2023
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Title The Politics of Crime Prevention : Race, Public Opinion, and the Meaning of Community Safety / Kevin H. Wozniak.
Author Wozniak, Kevin H., author.
ISBN 9781479815784
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479815784.001.0001
Published New York, NY : New York University Press, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource : 29 b/w illustration
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9781479815784.001.0001 doi
Call Number HV7432 .W69 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.2/30973
Summary An important understanding of the role public opinion plays in crime prevention policy"Defund the police." This slogan became a rallying cry among Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020. These three words evoke a fundamental question about America's policy priorities: should the nation rely predominantly upon the branches of the criminal justice system to arrest, prosecute, and imprison offenders, or should the nation prioritize fixing structural causes of crime by investing more heavily in the infrastructure and institutions of disadvantaged communities? To put it simply, do Americans actually prefer punishment over crime prevention?The Politics of Crime Prevention examines American public opinion about crime prevention in the twenty-first century with a particular focus on how average citizens would choose to prioritize resources between the criminal justice system and community-based institutions. Kevin H. Wozniak analyzes differences of opinion across lines of race, social class, and political partisanship, and investigates whether people's willingness to invest in communities depends upon the kind of communities that would receive money. This book moves beyond criminologists' typical focus on public opinion about punishment that follows acts of crime to instead examine public attitudes toward crime prevention. In this brilliant and compelling study, Wozniak reveals that politicians profoundly underestimate the American public's desire to prioritize community investment and that it is long past time to help communities thrive instead of turning to the criminal justice system to respond to every social problem.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Aug 2023)
Series New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law
In EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023
EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2023 English
EBOOK PACKAGE Sociology 2023
New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023
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Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction: Race, Redistribution, and the Politics of Crime Control
1. What Do People Believe Causes Crime?
2. Brainstorming Responses to Crime
3. Public Preferences for a Crime Prevention Budget
4. How Framing Affects Public Investment Preferences
5. The Political Boundaries of Public Support for Safety Beyond Punishment
Conclusion: Toward a Twenty-First Century Politics of Crime Prevention
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Research Methodology
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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