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Ross (criminal justice, Univ. of Baltimore; coauthor, Beyond Bars: Rejoining Society After Prison) defines street crime as crime connected to the urban lifestyle, against people and property, and committed in both public and private places. He adroitly compiles informative essays on every aspect of this definition, focusing on street crime in the largest U.S. cities. The work contains 175 alphabetically arranged entries on criminals and their victims, publicly charted criminal justice agencies, seminal figures in the battle against street crime, major criminal justice initiati...Log In or Sign Up to Read More