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Prevention of crime, methods, etc.

  • Effective Crime Reduction Strategiesby James F. Albrecht

    CRC Press 2011; US$ 129.95

    Police worldwide are finding it increasingly difficult to prevent crime and maintain public safety and a sense of security while dealing with decreasing budgets and personnel. The exchange of effective crime fighting principles and proven best practices is crucial to helping them succeed. Drawn from the proceedings at the 2005 IPES meeting in the Czech... more...

  • Criminology and Political Theoryby Anthony Amatrudo

    SAGE Publications 2009; US$ 55.00

    The ideal text developed for students to combine political theory and criminology. more...

  • 21st Century Security and CPTEDby Randall I. Atlas

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 97.95

    Offering an answer to concerns with violence and terrorism, this book examines trends in the field of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED). It addresses application of CPTED to high-security environments, as well as public and private sector buildings. It explains the architecture process to security directors. more...

  • Crime and Crime Controlby GREGG BARAK

    ABC-CLIO 2000; US$ 91.00

    Are crime rates rising or falling around the world? Are specific types of crime more prevalent in some cultures than others? Do different cultures vary greatly in their attitudes toward crime prevention? Students will find answers to these and similar questions in this unique resource of 15 case studies exploring the problems of crime and crime control... more...

  • Crime Reduction Problem-oriented Policingby Karen Bullock; Nick Tilley

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95

    Problem-oriented policing has been one of the most significant new approaches to policing and crime reduction in recent years, and in the UK significant funding was provided to a variety of projects adopting a problem solving methodology in both policing and crime prevention and reduction partnerships as part of the government's Crime Reduction Programme.... more...

  • Putting Theory to Workby Jorge Canestri

    Karnac Books 2012; US$ 26.95

    This book contains a continuation and expansion of the topics covered in the author's previous book, Psychoanalysis: from Practice to Theory, about the use of theories in analytic practice. As a member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) Conceptual Research Committee and Chair of the Working Party on Theoretical Issues, the author,... more...

  • Principles of Security and Crime Preventionby Pamela A. Collins; Truett A. Ricks; Clifford W. Van Meter

    Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 58.95

    This introductory text provides a thorough overview of the private security system. This edition includes crime prevention and its zones of protection - the theoretical framework that provides the bridge between private and public sector law enforcement. From the historical development and the professional nature of security and crime prevention to... more...

  • The Policing of Terrorismby Mathieu Deflem

    Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 43.95

    This book offers an analysis of the policing of terrorism in a variety of national and international contexts. Centered on developments since the events of September 11, 2001, the study devotes its empirical attention to important police aspects of counter-terrorism in the United States and additionally extends its range comparatively to other nations,... more...

  • Eyes Everywhereby Aaron Doyle; Randy Lippert; David Lyon

    Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 56.95

    In many countries camera surveillance has become commonplace, and ordinary citizens and consumers are increasingly aware that they are under surveillance in everyday life. Camera surveillance is typically perceived as the archetype of contemporary surveillance technologies and processes. While there is sometimes fierce debate about their introduction,... more...

  • Justice in Transitionby Anna Eriksson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    This book provides a unique account of the high-profile community-based restorative justice projects in the Republican and Loyalist communities that have emerged with the ending of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Unprecedented new partnerships between Republican communities and the Police Service of Northern Ireland have developed, and former IRA... more...