The Prevention of Crime

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<p><b>Provides 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. </b></p><p><i>The Prevention of Crime </i>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<i>. </i>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 methodologies to identify effective and ineffective interventions that are based on theory, provide expert insights on practical issues relating to crime prevention in communities, and discuss how practitioners can effectively implement a range of crime prevention strategies.</p><p>Incorporating recent advances and emerging research in the field, the second edition of <i>The Prevention of Crime </i>contains new and updated coverage of developments in criminological theory and evaluation methods, efforts to avoid and correct discriminatory crime prevention practices, understand how and why communities make adaptations to evidence-based interventions (EBI), strategies to investigate and communicate the impact of EBIs on different populations (including members of racial/ethnic minority groups), and more. This edition includes new links to relevant research and internet resources, additional real-world examples, updated crime statistics, and information on recent changes in EBI registr

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781394153350

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

251 x 178 x 28 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

John Wiley & Sons