Bücher von Irvin Waller

Das Buch basiert auf sozialwissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen der letzten vierzig Jahre, die von verschiedenen angesehenen Gremien zusammengetragen wurden, z.B. der WHO und dem National Research Council der USA. Die Forschung hat inzwischen umfangreiches Wissen über die Ursachen von Kriminalität und über das Scheitern von Polizei, Justiz und Strafvollzug in ihrem Kampf gegen Kriminalität zusammengetragen. Dieses Wissen resultiert insbesondere aus Längsschnittstudien, die die Entwicklung junger Menschen von der Geburt bis zur Volljährigkeit untersuchen, und aus repräsentativen Umfragen in verschiedenen Ländern zu persönlichen Erfahrungen der Be-völkerung mit Kriminalität und mit Strafverfolgungsbehörden."Mehr Recht und Ordnung! - oder doch lieber weniger Kriminalität?" ist inzwischen nicht nur auf Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch, sondern auch in Spanisch und Chinesisch erhältlich und hat gerade in der westlichen Hemisphäre großen Einfluß auf die Kriminalpolitik gehabt. Wallers neuestes Werk "Rights for Victims of Crime: Rebalancing Justice" schließt an diesen Erfolg an.

In the wake of headline-grabbing mass murders and other controversial crimes, public officials and communities alike are searching for ways to best deal with crime - both minor and major. Here, Waller highlights best practices, underscores the need for better preventions, and details the best innovations in the reduction of crime and violence.

This timely book illustrates in convincing detail what needs to be done to prevent crime and keep people out of prison. Here, Waller shows that hiring public health nurses and investing in helping youth at risk to complete school and get job training is better than hiring more police;

Each year 24 million Americans are victims of crime. U.S. taxpayers spend more and more each year on police, prisons and judges--a record $200 billion at last count. They incarcerate more and more persons each year--two million plus. Yet prestigious commissions show not only that this standard way of responding to crime is ineffective but that there is scientific proof that many projects that tackle risk factors that cause crime are quite effective. Rather than sending more people to jail or hiring more and more police, the author, and the research, show that addressing problems in the community does more to prevent crime. This timely book illustrates in convincing detail what needs to be done to prevent crime and keep people out of prison. Here, Waller shows that hiring public health nurses and investing in helping youth at risk to complete school and get job training is better than hiring more police; preventing family violence, banning hand guns and dealing with drugs through public health saves more lives than incarceration; getting close neighbors to watch out for us and better industrial design are more effective than criminal courts; smarter policing is better than more police; paying for services to support victims and guaranteeing them rights is better than more rhetoric. Addressing the social issues that lead to crime, rather than addressing crime after it happens, or putting stiffer penalties in place, will contribute to creating a safer society and to keeping kids and adults from taking the wrong path toward a life of crime.