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The Hidden War - Crime and the Tragedy of Public Housing in Chicago
English · Paperback / Softback
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Description
Even well-intentioned initiatives such as the recent effort to demolish and “revitalize” the worst developments seem to be ineffective at combating crime, while the drastic changes leave many vulnerable families facing an uncertain future. The Hidden War sends a humbling message to policy makers and prognosticators who claim to know the right way to “solve poverty.”
List of contents
List of Photos, Figures, and Tables
Foreword by Rebecca M. Blank
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Chicago Housing Authority
3. Fighting Crime in Public Housing
4. Rockwell Gardens
5. Henry Horner Homes
6. Harold Ickes Homes
7. No Simple Solutions
Appendix: Research Methods
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Foreword by Rebecca M. Blank
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. The Chicago Housing Authority
3. Fighting Crime in Public Housing
4. Rockwell Gardens
5. Henry Horner Homes
6. Harold Ickes Homes
7. No Simple Solutions
Appendix: Research Methods
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Susan J. Popkin is senior research associate at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. Victoria E. Gwiasda is deputy director of the Illinois Violence Prevention Authority.
Summary
Even well-intentioned initiatives such as the recent effort to demolish and “revitalize” the worst developments seem to be ineffective at combating crime, while the drastic changes leave many vulnerable families facing an uncertain future. The Hidden War sends a humbling message to policy makers and prognosticators who claim to know the right way to “solve poverty.”
Product details
| Authors | et al, Rebecca M Blank, Rebecca M. Blank, Larry Buron, etc., Victoria E Gwiasda, Victoria E. Gwiasda, Lynn M Olson, Lynn M. Olson, Susan Popkin, Susan J Popkin, Susan J. Popkin, Dennis P Rosenbaum |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Languages | English |
| Product format | Paperback / Softback |
| Released | 01.06.2000 |
| EAN | 9780813528335 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8135-2833-5 |
| No. of pages | 254 |
| Dimensions | 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm |
| Weight | 445 g |
| Subject |
Social sciences, law, business
> Political science
> Political science and political education
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