Under Siege

Walter S. DeKeseredy is Professor of Sociology at Ohio University and Chair of the American Society of Criminology's Division on Critical Criminology. Shahid Alvi is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Martin D. Schwartz is Professor of Sociology and Presidential Research Scholar at Ohio University. E. Andreas Tomaszewski is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University.

This book exposes the raw reality of the impact of poverty and crime on the lives of Canada’s urban poor. It is about time that this book was written and that this reality was exposed.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 The Historical, Political, and Economic Context of the West Town StudyChapter 3 Predatory Crime Victimization, Illegal Drug Use, and Alcohol Consumption in West Town: Incidence and Sociodemographic Risk FactorsChapter 4 Violence Against and the Harassment of Women in West TownChapter 5 The Role of Perceived Social Disorganization and Collective EfficacyChapter 6 The Failure of Neo-Conservative PolicyChapter 7 Rethinking Crime Prevention in Public HousingChapter 8 Appendix A: The QNLS InstrumentChapter 9 Appendix B: Face-to-Face Interview ScheduleChapter 10 References