Crime Prevention

, by Tilley; Nick

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ISBN: 9781843923947 | 1843923947
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Copyright: 2/15/2011

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This book provides a concise and up-to-date account of crime prevention theory, practice and research in a form designed to be accessible and interesting to both students and practitioners.

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List of figures and tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction: what's to be done?	p. 1
Why does crime prevention need theory?	p. 2
The term 'crime prevention'	p. 6
Outline of the book	p. 6
Crime patterns for crime prevention	p. 8
Conclusion	p. 21
Exercises	p. 23
Further reading	p. 23
Websites	p. 24
Notes	p. 24
Criminal justice measures and mechanisms	p. 26
Direct crime prevention	p. 27
Indirect mechanisms	p. 44
Roles and responsibilities	p. 48
Conclusion	p. 49
Exercises	p. 50
Further reading	p. 50
Individual measures and mechanisms	p. 52
Risk factors and crime reduction	p. 53
The logic of risk factors and intervention targeting	p. 56
Trajectories and turning points	p. 65
Cognitive-behavioural treatment	p. 70
Drug treatment	p. 73
Ethical issues	p. 76
Conclusion	p. 77
Exercises	p. 78
Further reading	p. 78
Notes	p. 79
Social measures and mechanisms	p. 80
Community crime prevention	p. 85
Conclusion	p. 101
Exercises	p. 101
Further reading	p. 102
Notes	p. 102
Situational measures and mechanisms	p. 103
Background	p. 103
Definition	p. 105
Theory	p. 107
Links to other crime prevention approaches	p. 125
Methodology/practice	p. 126
Assessment	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 135
Exercises	p. 136
Further reading	p. 137
Notes	p. 137
Implementation	p. 138
Competency and responsibility	p. 139
Delivery	p. 146
Why are implementation weaknesses the norm?	p. 155
Conclusion	p. 158
Exercises	p. 159
Further reading	p. 159
Notes	p. 159
Evaluation	p. 160
General problems in evaluation	p. 161
Options in evaluation	p. 166
Systematic review	p. 175
Action research	p. 178
Economic evaluation	p. 179
Conclusion	p. 181
Exercises	p. 181
Further reading	p. 182
Notes	p. 182
Conclusion: what's to be done to improve crime prevention?	p. 183
Exercises	p. 186
Annex: Norman Storey (1946-2008)	p. 187
References	p. 192
Index	p. 205
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Crime Prevention

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