Thinking About Crime (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780465048830)

As crime rates inexorably rose during the tumultuous years of the 1970s, disputes over how to handle the violence sweeping the nation quickly escalated. James Q. Wilson redefined the public debate by offering a brilliant and provocative new argument--that criminal activity is largely rational and shaped by the rewards and penalties it offers--and forever changed the way Americans think about crime. Now with a new foreword by the prominent scholar and best-selling author Charles Murray, this revised edition of Thinking About Crime introduces a new generation of readers to the theories and ideas that have been so influential in shaping the American justice system.

Author: James Q. Wilson
ISBN-10: 0465048838
ISBN-13: 9780465048830
Publisher: Basic Books
Language: English
Published: 05/14/2013
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d