Crime and Justice, Volume 8

Preface
Why Are Communities Important in Understanding Crime?
Albert J. Reiss, Jr.
Ecological Stability and the Dynamics of Dilinquency
Robert J. Bursik, Jr.
Community Careers in Crime
Leo Schuerman and Solomon Kobrin
Housing Tenure and Residential Community Crime Careers in Britain
Anthony E. Bottoms and Paul Wiles
Does Gentrification Affect Crime Rates?
Scott C. McDonald
Fear of Crime and Neighborhood Change
Wesley Skogan
Economic Conditions, Neighborhood Organization, and Urban Crime
Richard M. McGahey
Crime in Cities: The Effects of Formal and Informal Social Control
Robert J. Sampson
The Neighborhood Context of Police Behavior
Douglas A. Smith
Policing Communities: What Works?
Lawrence W. Sherman
Environmental Design, Crime, and Prevention: An Examination of Community Dynamics
Ralph B. Taylor and Stephen Gottfredson
Index