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Record ID marc_loc_updates/v36.i34.records.utf8:14608404:1037
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 01037nam a22002298a 4500
001 2008036029
003 DLC
005 20080820075834.0
008 080814s2009 nju 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008036029
020 $a9780132277518
020 $a0132277514
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHV6493$b.C87 2009
082 00 $a364.15$222
100 1 $aCurrie, Elliott.
245 14 $aThe roots of danger :$bviolent crime in global perspective /$cElliott Currie.
260 $aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :$bPrentice Hall,$cc2009.
263 $a0810
300 $ap. cm.
505 0 $aIntroduction: violence as a social issue -- Dimensions. A. Measuring violence. B. An unequal world of violence -- Explanations. Explanations that don't work. A. Genes. B. Leniency. C. Diversity. Prosperity -- Explanations that work. A. Inequality. B. Marginal work. C. Weak social supports. D. Strained families. E. Harsh and ineffective justice systems. F. Easy availability of guns -- Conclusion: the two futures of violence.
650 0 $aViolent crimes.