Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Author: Nick Tilley
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 627
Release: 2017-03-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317530829

This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts: Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety. Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence. Part III focuses on specific crime prevention strategies, including a new chapter on regulation for crime prevention. Part IV focuses on the prevention of specific categories of crime and the fear they generate, including new chapters on organised crime and cybercrime. Part V considers the preventative process: the methods through which presenting problems can be analysed, responses formulated and implemented, and their effectiveness evaluated. Bringing together leading academics and practitioners from the UK, US, Australia and the Netherlands, this volume will be an invaluable reference for researchers and practitioners whose work relates to crime prevention and community safety, as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in crime prevention.

Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Author: Adam Crawford
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Total Pages: 307
Release: 1998
Genre: Crime prevention
ISBN: 9780582294578

Crime prevention and community safety have never before been so high on the public and political agendas, and preventing crime has become a central concern of government - both national and local. This book provides a much-needed account of crime prevention and community safety, examining the issues and debates that have arisen, and explaining them in the light of research evidence. The nature and consequences of the shift to crime prevention upon relations between the state and individuals are considered, as are the implications for the many organisations increasingly charged with responsibility for delivering community safety. In analysing the development of crime prevention in Britain, Adam Crawford draws on domestic as well as comparative research and practical experiences. What is meant by crime prevention? What understandings of human nature and crime causation do specific preventive strategies assume? How do political perspectives shape and influence such strategies? What are the likely future directions of crime prevention? These are just some of the important questions addressed in this book. Adam Crawford steers the reader through the theoretical arguments and debates in this area, supporting and illustrating his analysis throughout with practical examples from case studies. In so doing, he outlines and evaluates the growing importance of crime prevention and community safety within the contemporary British system of crime control, providing both students and professionals in the field with a highly informative key text.

Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention

Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention
Author: Lawrence J. Fennelly
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 626
Release: 2012-01-27
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0123852463

This volume brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts. It provides comprehensive coverage of the latest information on every topic from community-oriented policing to physical security, workplace violence, CCTV and information security.

The Handbook of Community Safety, Gender and Violence Prevention

The Handbook of Community Safety, Gender and Violence Prevention
Author: Carolyn Whitzman
Publisher: Earthscan
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2008
Genre: Community organization
ISBN: 184407501X

Violence and insecurity are among the most important issues facing communities in the 21st century. Both family violence and community violence are rapidly rising in the urbanizing nations of the South, and richer nations are also facing increased concern about the health, social, economic and environmental costs of violence and crime. The Handbook of Community Safety, Gender and Violence Prevention is the first book to gather together research and examples, from a gendered perspective, of local, regional and international interventions that work to prevent crime, violence and insecurity. Case studies of successful initiatives from every continent, in settings that vary from large cities to rural areas, are analysed to provide cross-cultural lessons of what works and what doesn't. The book presents essential practical advice to professionals such as: how to obtain diagnostic information on incidence and impacts of violence; how to develop, maintain and evaluate policies and programmes that can effectively promote community safety; and how to create trust and effectiveness in partnerships.

The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention

The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention
Author: Brandon Welsh
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2014
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0199396698

The Oxford Handbook of Crime Prevention is the most reliable and the only comprehensive source on research and experience on the prevention of crime in the United States and across the Western world.

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety

Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety
Author: Nick Tilley
Publisher: Willan
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2013-05-13
Genre:
ISBN: 1134014635

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging account of the background, theory and practice of crime prevention and community safety. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in these fields, and will be the major work of reference on this subject for those engaged in the practice, study or teaching of crime prevention. The book provides a detailed overview of the main theories and perspectives informing crime prevention policy and practice, and includes chapters covering efforts to address a number of the main types of crime problem. It also includes chapters relating to research methodologies used in conducting and evaluating crime prevention initiatives.

Handbook on the Crime Prevention Guidelines

Handbook on the Crime Prevention Guidelines
Author: Margaret Shaw
Publisher: Criminal Justice Handbook
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789211303001

All countries strive to ensure safety and security for their citizens and to increase the quality of their lives. The Handbook offers a concise overview of the main considerations to be taken into account in planning and implementing crime prevention strategies and interventions. It also recognises that there are some major differences between regions and countries in terms of the challenges posed by crime and victimization and the importance of adapting programmes to local contexts. The main emphasis is on how crime prevention strategies based on the guidelines developed by the United Nations can be entrenched and sustained over time. It includes information on the kinds of methods and tools that can be utilised and are becoming increasingly available.

Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Author: John Muncie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2013-02
Genre: Law
ISBN: 113533434X

It discusses crime and criminology in relation to the media, race, Islam, gender and politics, and considers all the relevant theoretical debates that dominate criminology. Chapters on the police, courts, probation and prisons are included, along with more theoretical chapters regarding crime prevention, youth justice, and restorative and informal justice. The Handbook also includes comparative materials and international criminal courts.

Handbook of Policing

Handbook of Policing
Author: Tim Newburn
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 906
Release: 2012-08-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136308512

This new edition of the Handbook of Policing updates and expands the highly successful first edition, and now includes a completely new chapter on policing and forensics. It provides a comprehensive, but highly readable overview of policing in the UK, and is an essential reference point, combining the expertise of leading academic experts on policing and policing practitioners themselves.