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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.>
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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.
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HENRY SHAFTOE is Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Community Safety and Crime Prevention at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.
