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This chapter looks at the various policies of the last 100 years that have attempted, often unsuccessfully, to reduce crime problems. Even where crime problems have been reduced, there have often been undesirable side effects such as infringement of civil liberties, increased fear and escalating financial costs.
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© 2004 Henry Shaftoe
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Shaftoe, H. (2004). The Politics and Failures in Crime Control. In: Crime Prevention. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-230-21393-7_8
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