Clean Streets: Controlling Crime, Maintaining Order, and Building Community Activism

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Clean Streets Controlling Crime, Maintaining Order, and Building Community Activism Patrick J. Carr a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London n e w y o r k u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2005 by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carr, Patrick J. Clean streets : controlling crime, maintaining order, and building community activism / Patrick J. Carr. p. cm.—(New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN–13: 978–0–8147–1662–5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN–10: 0–8147–1662–8 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN–13: 978–0–8147–1663–2 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN–10: 0–8147–1663–6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Gang prevention—Illinois—Chicago—Citizen participation. 2. Crime prevention—Illinois—Chicago—Citizen participation. 3. Beltway (Chicago, Ill.)—Social conditions. I. Title. II. Series. HV6439.U7C349 2005 364.4’3’0977311—dc22 2005012896 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 All photos courtesy of Michael Smyth For my parents, Paddy and Olive Carr ...