Working Together Against Crime (The Library of Social Activism) [Library Binding]

Victor Adint (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Series: The Library of Social Activism

Examines the problem of crime, why people commit crimes, and ways that teens can get involved in crime prevention to make their communities safer.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 4-8--The focus of these series titles is prevention. The easy-to-read texts are printed in large typeface with short chapters that are divided by subheadings. Each chapter ends with "Questions to Ask Yourself." Posed full-color and black-and-white photographs appear throughout. Organizations to contact and brief lists for further reading are appended. In Crime, the weakest of the three, the same paragraph appears twice on one page. This book is didactic and oversimplified, as well as redundant. Adint seems to have been writing for young children. Drinking and Gang Violence are geared toward middle school readers and possible older reluctant readers. Grosshandler-Smith provides statistics but does not cite their sources. Examples of "Contracts for Life" and letters to send to government officials in favor of stricter laws are included and give readers some concrete material. The author offers advice for avoiding embarrassing situations and handling peer pressure about drinking. Gang Violence also has many practical suggestions for avoiding trouble. Titles in the "Drug Abuse Prevention Library" and "Need to Know Library" series (both Rosen) offer similar information in a more interesting style, but Drinking and Driving and Gang Violence are acceptable additions where needed.

Marilyn Fairbanks, East Junior High, Brockton, MA

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 64 pages
• Publisher: Rosen Pub Group; 1st edition (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823922642
• ISBN-13: 978-0823922642
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,432,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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