Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices - Softcover

Sutton, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521684250 ISBN 13: 9780521684255

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices provides a comprehensive, example-based overview of prevention theory and practice. Unlike other books, it argues that contemporary governments can and should embrace crime prevention as a policy alternative to 'law and order' and, unlike most criminologists, the book's authors contend that crime prevention strategies should include both social prevention (programs addressing social causes of delinquency) and environmental prevention (reducing crime by minimising opportunities). After arguing the case for prevention, Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices discusses key approaches and analytical frameworks, and explains theories and techniques of both social and environmental prevention. Other issues discussed include program evaluation; crime prevention in Australia, the United Kingdom, other western European countries and the United States; crime prevention in public places; and crime prevention and public disorder. This book is essential reading for professionals and students in the areas of crime prevention, criminology and sociology.

About this title

About the Authors

Adam Sutton is Associate Professor in Criminology in the School of Political Science, Criminology and Sociology at the University of Melbourne.

Adrian Cherney is a lecturer in the justice studies program in the Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of Technology.

Rob White is a Professor of Sociology in the School of Sociology & Social Work at the University of Tasmania.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521684250
• ISBN 13: 9780521684255
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 202