Minimizing harm
Subtitle: a new crime policy for modern America
By: edited by Edward L. Rubin.
Contributors: Rubin, Edward L., 1948-
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Crime prevention -- United States; Crime -- United States -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States
Description: The fifteen criminologists, political scientists, and legal scholars who have contributed to this volume articulate a pragmatic crime policy for America that combines academic insights about crime prevention with the realities of contemporary politics. The studies collectively outline a coherent policy that centers on "minimizing harm," as opposed to retribution, eliminating crime, or solving the social problems that generate criminal behavior.

Minimizing harm implies a compromise between the best current research and the concerns of citizens. It suggests that we can implement more effective strategies by choosing alternatives that reduce the level of victimization in a direct and readily comprehensible manner.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.