Academic : Sociology : Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology : Criminal justice administration : Prevention of crime, methods, etc.

This book provides a definitive review of knowledge about bar room environments and their regulation, and provides directions for the prevention of aggression, violence and injury in and around public drinking establishments. It shows why drinking establishments are high risk for aggression, why some establishments are riskier than others, the effectiveness of existing interventions and policies, and the importance of better regulatory models for achieving safer drinking establishments. more...

Using three topics in criminology, this book describes how to reduce and respond to crime without reliance on the conventional criminal justice practices of police and prisons. It highlights the diffusion of knowledge about crime through media and criminological research; and examination of surveillance technologies and the effect on crime. more...