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CRIME PREVENTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
INSIGHTFUL APPROACHES FOR CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVES |
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2016 |
| By: |
Benoit Leclerc (Editor), Ernesto U. Savona (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£139.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
331927791X |
| ISBN 13: |
9783319277912 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG |
| Pub. date: |
28 August, 2016 |
| Pages: |
409 |
| Synopsis: |
This volume brings together a series of original contributions made by international experts dedicated to guiding efforts in preventing crime. The collection is divided into seven sections that cover cutting edge approaches to crime prevention: 1) the offenders' perspective on crime prevention 2) crime script analysis 3) crime mapping and spatial analysis 4) social network analysis 5) agent-based modelling 6) crime-proofing legislations 7) technologies of crime prevention Each section includes one theoretical chapter to introduce the research approach followed by a series of empirical/applied contributions. The theoretical chapter aims to introduce and explain the approach of interest and discusses under which circumstances this strategy could best assist crime prevention. The objective of empirical/applied contributions is simply to showcase how these approaches can be apply. This collection can be seen as the end result of the convergence of novel ideas and analytical skills in the area of crime and crime prevention worldwide.It will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as related fields like Sociology and Psychology, Security, Urban Planning, and Public Policy. |
| Illustrations: |
25 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, biography |
| Publication: |
Switzerland |
| Imprint: |
Springer International Publishing AG |
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Non-returnable |
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