Urban Politics, Crime Rates, and Police Strength (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) - Hardcover

Stucky, Thomas D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1593320906 ISBN 13: 9781593320904

Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Stucky argues, using insights from political resource theory, that the local political context (form of government, city council structure and partisanship of elections) affects the ability of citizens to make their concerns heard in local government and, consequently, their ability to organize against crime. Additionally, he argues that local political systems that are more susceptible to citizen pressure will have relatively more police. These hypotheses are tested on U.S. cities with 25,000 or more residents in 1991. Results suggest that the effect of social disorganization on crime rates depends on the local political system. Results also suggest that the relative size of police departments in 1991 varies by local political context.

Edition details

• Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1593320906
• ISBN 13: 9781593320904
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 180