Crime prevention

Crime prevention

by Tilley, Nick

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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. Readers will be equipped to think in an informed and critical way about what has been and might be done in practice to prevent crime at local and national levels. What is distinctive in the approach is the emphasis on crime reduction mechanisms, how they may be activated and the intended and unintended patte…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Crime prevention / Nick Tilley.

Summary

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. Readers will be equipped to think in an informed and critical way about what has been and might be done in practice to prevent crime at local and national levels. What is distinctive in the approach is the emphasis on crime reduction mechanisms, how they may be activated and the intended and unintended patterns of outcome produced. Each of chapters two to five takes this as its organizing principle. The key.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (xiii, 210 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781315820071, 1315820072
  • oclc:ocn897460732
  • LC Classification:HV7431.T55 2012
  • Dewey Decimal:364.4

Table of Contents

1. Introduction : what's to be done? -- 2. Criminal justice measures and mechanisms -- 3. Individual measures and mechanisms -- 4. Social measures and mechanisms -- 5. Situational measures and mechanisms -- 6. Implementation -- 7. Evaluation -- 8. Conclusion : what's to be done to improve crime prevention?

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