Search
for books by Author,
Title or Subject



Complete List of Publications

View Shopping Cart

Print the Order Form (pdf)


Criminal Justice Press
PO Box 249
Monsey, NY 10952 USA
Fax: 603-357-2073
Phone: 800-345-6665
E-mail: cjpress109@aol.com


Examination Copy Policy

How to Submit
Book Proposals

Books On:

Crime Prevention Studies

Crime and Delinquency

Criminal and Juvenile Justice

Restorative Justice

Book Info


Civil Remedies and Crime Prevention (Crime Prevention Studies, vol. 9
Lorraine Green Mazerolle and Jan Roehl, eds.
(Paperback)
1998, 350 pages
ISBN: 1-881798-19-4
$42.50

This anthology describes the use of civil remedies in policing and crime prevention programs in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. Civil remedies are procedures and sanctions provided in civil statutes and regulations that are used in programs to prevent crime. These remedies include efforts to persuade or coerce non-offending third parties, such as landlords and property owners, to take action in their buildings, as well as the use of restraining orders and injunctions against loitering or congregating in gangs, enhanced enforcement of housing and nuisance codes, and other measures.

Part I, “Social, Legal and Political Considerations,” includes: “The Role of Civil Sanctions in Crime Control: A Socio-Legal Examination,” by Sharyn Roach Anleu; “Civil Remedies to Control Crime: Legal Issues and Constitutional Challenges,” by Mary Cheh; “Regulating Opportunities: Multiple roles for Civil Remedies in Situational Crime Prevention” by Marth J. Smith; “The Politics of Third-Party Policing,” by Michael Buerger; and “Curtailing Youth: A Critique of Coercive Crime Prevention” by Robert White. Part II, “Controlling Drug Problems,” includes: “Controlling Social Disorder Using Civil Remedies: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment in Oakland, California,” by Lorraine Gree Mazerolle et al.; “Improving the Management of Rental Properties with Drug Problems…” by John Eck and Julie Wartell; “…An Evaluation of Cook County’s Narcotics Nuisance Abatement Unit,” by Arthur Lurigio et al.; “and “The Cost-Effectiveness of Civil Remedies: The Case of Drug Control Interventions,” by Jonathan Caulkins. Part III, “Community Perspectives,” includes: “Civil Remedies for Controlling Crime: The Role of Community Organizations,” by Jan Roehl; “A Co-Production Model of Code Enforcement and Nuisance Abatement,” by Anne Blumenberg et al.; “and “Lwhat Do Landlords Think about Drug Abatement Laws?” by Barbara E. Smith and Robert C. Davis. Part IV, “Civil Remedies in Public Housing,” includes: “Getting Evicted from Public Housing: An Analysis of the Factors Influencing Eviction Decisions in Six Public Housing Sites,” by Justin Ready et al; and “A Case for Partnership: The Local Authority Landlord and the Local Police,” by Sheridan Morris.

Criminal Justice Press Home

Copyright 2009 Criminal Justice Press