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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction: What Works in Crime Prevention? David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 2: Developmental and social prevention David P. Farrington, Friedrich Losel and Maria M. Ttofi.- Chapter 3: Community interventions Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 4: Situational prevention Kate J. Bowers and Shane D. Johnson.- Chapter 5: Policing Cody W. Telep and David Weisburd.- Chapter 6: Sentencing and deterrence Amanda E. Perry.- Chapter 7: Correctional programs David B. Wilson.- Chapter 8: Drug interventions Katy R. Holloway and Trevor H. Bennett.- Chapter 9: Qualitative data in systematic reviews Mimi Ajzenstadt.- Chapter 10: Evidence mapping to advance justice practice Michael S. Caudy, Faye S. Taxman, Lienshang Tang and Carolyn Watson.- Chapter 11: Economic analyses Jacqueline Mallender and Rory Tierney.- Chapter 12: Conclusion: What Works in Crime Prevention Revisited David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.
Trade Review“What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation: Lessons From Systematic Reviews, a volume in the Springer series on evidence-based crime policy, is a timely collection of 12 compendious chapters written by leading scholar … . Weisburd et al. is currently the best sourcebook of “big data” on correctional programs and would appeal to varied audiences, such as criminal justice policymakers and practitioners; crime prevention researchers and scholars; and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in criminology courses.” (Arthur J. Lurigio, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol, 61 (40), October, 2016)
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: What Works in Crime Prevention? David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 2: Developmental and social prevention David P. Farrington, Friedrich Losel and Maria M. Ttofi.- Chapter 3: Community interventions Charlotte Gill.- Chapter 4: Situational prevention Kate J. Bowers and Shane D. Johnson.- Chapter 5: Policing Cody W. Telep and David Weisburd.- Chapter 6: Sentencing and deterrence Amanda E. Perry.- Chapter 7: Correctional programs David B. Wilson.- Chapter 8: Drug interventions Katy R. Holloway and Trevor H. Bennett.- Chapter 9: Qualitative data in systematic reviews Mimi Ajzenstadt.- Chapter 10: Evidence mapping to advance justice practice Michael S. Caudy, Faye S. Taxman, Lienshang Tang and Carolyn Watson.- Chapter 11: Economic analyses Jacqueline Mallender and Rory Tierney.- Chapter 12: Conclusion: What Works in Crime Prevention Revisited David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, and Charlotte Gill.
