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Much of the debate about how to prevent crime feeds off misinformation and moral panics. This lively and thought-provoking book aims to get to the core of the debates surrounding the prevention of crime. Taking an inter-disciplinary approach to this complex topic, it illustrates the key role to be played in the prevention of crime by a number of professions such as housing managers, planners, teachers, youth workers, social workers, health visitors and, equally importantly, by lay citizens. Accessibly written and introducing a wide range of theories and issues from both academic literature and field-based research, Crime Prevention provides a balanced and wide-ranging account for all concerned with crime and its prevention.>
List of contents
Key Themes and Principles
Fascination and Procrastination
The Facts about Crime, Offenders and Victimisation
Crime, Deviance and the Individual Offender
Crime and the Environment
Crime Control Models and Frameworks
From Theory to Practice: Comparing, Implementing and Evaluating Policies
The Politics and the Failures in Crime Control
What Works
Future Prospects
Recommended Further Reading and Websites
References and General Bibliography.
About the author
HENRY SHAFTOE is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Community Safety and Crime Prevention at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
