Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime
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- USD 41.99
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- USD 41.99
Descripción editorial
Violent crime tragically ruins lives and communities, yet we know how to stop it and help victims. Governments agree on how to get results at the United Nations, but do not act locally.
Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime is the result of a lifetime career working to get violence prevention science applied and frustration with too many preventable tragedies. Irvin Waller explains the proven solutions that tackle the causes of violence, and, ways to persuade politicians to buy-in to invest in the appropriate solutions. Investing in effective violence prevention is more affordable and successful than policymakers think; a modest equivalent of 10 percent of what they spend on police, courts, and corrections will do it and often before the next election! Violence prevention is achievable because voters, contrary to what the media tells us, want much more than reaction, they want prevention.
Irvin Waller shines a light on the challenges of violent crime, and shows how to reduce and ultimately stop it by considering how governments spend our money, manage our cities, and legislate our community safety. Waller brings the truth to the reader, increasing not only their knowledge of the problem at hand but introducing practical ways to get more involved in making our world free from violence.
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Criminology professor Waller (Smarter Crime Control: A Guide to a Safer Future for Citizens, Communities and Politicians), a leading authority on victims' rights, does a solid, jargon-free job of explaining achievable strategies for reducing violent crime, though the utopian goal of "ending" it is just rhetoric. After reviewing the toll violent crime continues to exact, Waller moves on to analyses of why traditional law enforcement approaches have not worked, noting, for instance, that having police deal with social and health issues such as homelessness and mental illness is not an effective use of resources. Waller pulls together numerous studies that demonstrate the impact of difficult early childhood on future crime, as well as the benefits of social structure investments for youth. While the author meets his stated goal of showcasing "the effective solutions, the essentials for implementation, and some of the secrets for getting buy-in," American readers may remain skeptical that any meaningful reforms are likely to come on a national level, given the current political climate, which also affects funding of local initiatives. Nonetheless, this remains a conversation starter that can only make progress more likely.
