CRIME IN AMERICA Observations On Its Nature, Causes, Prevention and Control.

Hardback. With Intro' by Tom Wicker. In this, his first book, the former Attorney General of the USA confronts head-on perhaps the most intensely emotional and fear-gripped issue of American life - crime in America. As Attorney General, the author was widely praised by law-enforcement officials and civil libertarians alike for intensifying the federal government's war on crime while insistently safeguarding the rights of the accused. In this vitally important book, he spells out the facts of the problem, diagnoses the roots of antisocial behaviour in American society, and proposes the specific measures the nation must take to banish the causes of crime American style. In three parts : Part One - Nature and Causes; Part Two - Criminal Justice; Part Three - Liberty vs. Security: The False Conflict. 346pp. 8vo. h/back. Vg+ in sunned Vg. dw.