Understanding crime prevention : the case study approach
2017
Book
Crime prevention benefits everyone, including would-be criminals saved from the negative consequences of offending. Yet much of today's policy on preventing crime is driven by political ideology and anecdotal evidence, with insufficient planning and evaluation. Improving the practice of crime prevention is vital to ensure communities are safe and productive for all who live in them. However, crime is complex, the causes of crime are complex and, consequently, diverse methods are required to make the very large reductions in offending urgently needed around the world. This book contributes to improved practice in crime prevention, primarily through the lessons from successful projects. It provides an overview of current research in the field, and an exposition of some of the best case-studies from the past - including in the areas of property crime, fraud, violence and disorder - which demonstrate large-scale successes in prevention.
Main title:
Understanding crime prevention : the case study approach / edited by Tim Prenzler.
Author:
Prenzler, Tim, editor
Imprint:
Samford Valley, QLD : Australian Academic Press Group Pty. Ltd., 2017.©2017.
Collation:
v, 184 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781922117939 (paperback)
Dewey class:
364.4
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
330027