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“Rarely do I find a book that so clearly and concisely presents the material is such an accessible engaging manner. I just hope it never goes out of print!” — Chris Adamski-Mietus, Western Illinois University Many of today’s social problems—poverty, crime, racism, sexism, drug abuse, unequal access to quality health care or education, threats to the environment, over-population—can seem intractable. James A. Crone’s How Can We Solve Our Social Problems?, Third Edition is designed to give students studying these types of social problems a sense of hope. Unlike the standard survey texts that focus heavily on the causes and consequences of problems, this book is devoted to analyzing possible solutions. It maintains a sense of sociological objectivity throughout, and without moralizing, describes what could be done in America and on a global scale, through government policies, private sector initiatives, and the collective actions of citizens, to address even our most pervasive social problems. Contributor to the SAGE Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award ?Find out more at www.sagepub.com/sociologyaward
How Can We Solve the Problem of Crime?
How Can We Solve the Problem of Crime?
You may think as we begin this chapter that I am going to suggest building more prisons and adding more police, investigators, judges, courtrooms, and probation and parole officers. No, I do not go in that direction to recommend ways to decrease the crime we have in our country. I go in another direction of ways to decrease our crime, and I will say more about this shortly.
You also may think that I am going to address all crime. No, I do not do that. I focus on the crimes that have social causes, versus psychological causes, and that are related to the influences of poverty, inequality, and racial/ethnic ...
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