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Prevention of crime, methods, etc.

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  • Crime, Disorder and Community Safetyby Tess Gerritsen; John Pitts

    Routledge 2001; US$ 63.95

    This book provides an analytic overview and assessment of the changing nature of crime prevention, disorder and community safety in contemporary society. more...

  • Evidence-Based Crime Preventionby Lawrence W. Sherman; David P. Farrington; Brandon C. Welsh; Doris Layton MacKenzie

    Routledge 2002; US$ 65.95

    Reviewing more than 600 scientific evaluations of programs intended to prevent crime, this book is an understandable source of information about what works, what does not work and what is promising in preventing crime. more...

  • Crime Prevention Through Housing Designby Paul Stollard

    Spon Press 1991; US$ 79.95

    This book provides specific guidance for architects, planners, and housing managers on designing to deter crime. While every estate and neighbourhood has different problems which require unique solutions, the process which leads to the solutions will be the same. more...

  • Planning for Crime Preventionby Richard Schneider; Ted Kitchen

    Routledge 2001; US$ 69.95

    A comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on urban experience. more...

  • Limited Responsibilitiesby Tamar Pitch

    Routledge 1995; US$ 48.95

    Explores the interaction between the criminal justice system and the wider concerns of political and social institutions, including the welfare state, social work and forensic psychiatry. more...

  • Reducing Crimeby Amanda Perry; Cynthia McDougall; David P. Farrington

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 159.95

    Based on extensive research initiated by the UK Home Office, Reducing Crime offers an objective look at the effectiveness of criminal justice interventions in the reduction of crime. Bringing together information about where, for whom and at what cost these interventions are effective, the book examines alcohol prevention and drug treatment studies; courts, sentencing and police interventions; probation and prison interventions; and situational burglary and housing interventions. In addition to a cost/benefits analysis of each intervention, the book also discusses future research and policy directions. more...

  • Crime Preventionby Daniel Gilling

    Taylor & Francis 1997; US$ 59.95

    This work summarizes and synthesizes the substantial crime prevention literature to provide an approachable and comprehensive text for students. It sets out a critical analysis in the context of the politics of criminal justice policy. more...

  • Crime Prevention and the Built Environmentby Ted Kitchen; Richard H. Schneider

    Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 59.95

    Using new data and case study documentation, this book presents a unique international perspective on crime prevention theory, linking theory, evidence and practical application to bridge gaps between planning, design and criminology. more...

  • Preventing Crimeby Brandon C. Welsh; David P. Farrington

    Springer 2006; US$ 159.00

    A project of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, this book brings together the scientific evidence on what works best for a range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It assesses the effectiveness of criminological interventions. more...

  • Ethical and Social Perspectives on Situational Crime Preventionby Andrew von Hirsch; David Garland; Alison Wakefield

    Hart 2000; US$ 144.00

    Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it ‘works’ to prevent crime. Little attention has been paid to how it alters conceptions and strategies of crime prevention in modern society, and to the ethical questions concerning its potential impact on freedom and privacy. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention. Are situational crime prevention strategies likely to constrain unduly people's freedom of movement? Do such strategies involve an intrusive scrutiny of people's everyday activities? Can ethical principles be developed that would help distinguish acceptable from unacceptable forms of intervention?. It also examines the... more...