Crimewarps: The Future of Crime in America

ISBN: 0385230915

Author: Bennett, Georgette

Condition: New

. . . [O]f value to anyone interested in understanding crime and trying to stop it.-Governor Mario M. CuomoThis explosive and thought-provoking investigation goes to the heart of Americas fear of crime, takes on the most common myths, and sets them straight. How safe are we? Here are Crimewarps startling conclusions: The odds are twice as great that you will commit suicide this year than be murdered. It is 32 times more likely that you will be involved in a car crash than become the victim of a violent street crime. A woman is twice as likely to die of heart disease than be raped.Criminologist Georgette Bennett uses the latest statistics to predict these and other dramatic changes in future of crime.[This] highly regarded book analyzes the ripple effect of intersecting new social forces in changing the nature of crime and societys changing responses to crime.-The Washington PostA groundbreaking book, solidly researched, but easy to digest.-Kirkus Reviews