This book analyzes findings on repeat victimization, and explores their implications for prevention policy. Topics include: why repeat victimization matters; a cross-national comparison of repeat victimization rates; attitudes of repeat victims towards the police; repeat burglary victimization; detection opportunities and offender targetting; implications for crime control policy and problem-oriented poilicing.
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'repeat victimization has become a central idea in research and policy in many countries. Farrell and Pease's important book retells the concept's intellectual history, demonstrates the phenomenon's pervasiveness, and documents its usefulness in formulating prevention policies. This provocative, path breaking book should become a staple in criminology teaching and research'; Michael Tonry Director, Institute of Criminology University of Cambridge
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