{"product_id":"silencing-citizens-how-criminal-groups-create-vacuums-of-justice-hardback-9781009354486","title":"Silencing Citizens; How Criminal Groups Create Vacuums of Justice (Hardback) 9781009354486","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSilencing Citizens\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Criminal Groups Create Vacuums of Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explains how criminal groups constrain cooperation with police, and what can be done about it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAndrew Cesare Miller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009354486, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Silencing Citizens is a deep dive into two criminal worlds. Miller combines the best of qualitative and quantitative methods to explore themes of state legitimacy, victimization, and the code of silence. This groundbreaking book offers solutions to help citizens and society uproot gangs, mafias, and violent entrenched criminal organizations.' Peter Moskos, Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCriminal groups, like mafias and gangs, often get away with murder. States are responsible for providing justice but struggle to end this impunity, in part because these groups prevent witnesses from coming forward with information. Silencing Citizens explains how criminal groups constrain cooperation with the police not just by threatening retaliation but also by shaping citizens' perceptions of community support for cooperation. The book details a social psychological process through which criminal group violence makes community support for cooperation appear weaker than it is and thus reduces witnesses' willingness to share information with the police. The book draws on a wealth of data including original surveys in two contrasting cities - Baltimore, Maryland in the Global North and Lagos, Nigeria in the Global South. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Why Police-Citizen Cooperation Matters: 1. Study motivation: vacuums of justice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Research design and definitions\u003cbr\u003e Part II. How Criminal Groups Prevent Cooperation: 3. Theory: cycles of silence\u003cbr\u003e 4. Evidence: silencing citizens in Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 5. Evidence: silencing citizens in Lagos\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Interventions for Promoting Cooperation: 6. Theory: reversing the cycles\u003cbr\u003e 7. Evidence: quiet cooperation in Baltimore\u003cbr\u003e 8. Evidence: quiet cooperation in Lagos\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413989978392,"sku":"9781009354486","price":72.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009354486i.jpg?v=1784334087","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/silencing-citizens-how-criminal-groups-create-vacuums-of-justice-hardback-9781009354486","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}