Cities with Little Crime: The Case of Switzerland

by Marshall B. Clinard

Book Overview

In this comparative study, Professor Clinard challenges the often noted correlation between high rates of crime and high levels of urbanization and industrialization by examining the case of Switzerland. He performs a series of tests designed to determine whether Swiss crime rates are indeed remarkably low. His research is based on surveys of crime victimization in Zurich and of Swiss attitudes toward crime, as well as statements about crime by government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521293278
• ISBN13: 9780521293273
• Release Date: August 1978
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"