Description
Book SynopsisProvides an integrated and holistic review of effective crime prevention programs, practices and policies, their theoretical grounding, the scientific evidence of their effectiveness, and the practical issues involved in their implementation at the community, state and national levels.
The Prevention of Crime offers a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand overview of crime prevention strategies, such as programs and practices guided by life-course developmental theories of crime, situational crime prevention, law enforcement practices and policies, and correctional interventions. Containing the most up-to-date and accurate information about what works in crime prevention, this unique textbook introduces students to the public health and prevention science approaches to addressing the causes of crime, with a focus on prevention-oriented, community-based interventions. Throughout the text, the authors emphasize the importance of using high-quality scientific me
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
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Section I – Introduction to Crime Prevention
Chapter 1: The Goals and Logic of Crime Prevention
Chapter 2: A Brief History of Crime Prevention
Section II: The Foundations of Prevention Science
Chapter 3: How Theory and Research Inform the Science and Practice of Prevention.
Chapter 4: Evaluation Science
Section III: What Works to Prevent Crime?
Chapter 5: Establishing a Standard for Judging Intervention Effectiveness
Chapter 6: Situational and Legal Crime Prevention Programs, Practices and Policies
Chapter 7: Contextual Interventions
Chapter 8: Individual-Level Crime Prevention: Preventing the Onset of Crime
Chapter 9: Individual-Level: Reducing the Continuity of Offending
Section 4: Crime Prevention in Practice
Chapter 10: Selecting and Implementing Effective Crime Prevention Programs, Practices and Policies in Local Communities
Chapter 11: Dissemination and Implementation Science: Taking Effective Crime Prevention Programs, Practices and Policies to Scale
Chapter 12: The Future of Crime Prevention
Index
