The hidden war : crime and the tragedy of public housing in Chicago /
Imprint: | New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, c2000. |
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Description: | xiii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4323245 |
Summary: | Since the late 1970s, the high-rise developments of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) have been dominated by gang violence and drugs, creating a sense of hopelessness among residents. Despite a lengthy war on crime, costing hundreds of millions of dollars, the CHA has been unable to reduce the violence that makes life intolerable. Focusing on three developments--Rockwell Gardens, Henry Horner Homes, and Harold Ickes Homes--Sue Popkin and her co-authors interview residents, community leaders, and CHA staff. The Hidden War chronicles the many failed efforts of the CHA to combat crime and improve its developments, offering a vivid portrait of what life is like when lived among bullets, graffiti, and broken plumbing. |
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Physical Description: | xiii, 234 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-223) and index. |
ISBN: | 0813528321 (cloth : alk. paper) 081352833X (pbk. : alk. paper) |