Preventing Crime and Violence
Mindy S Bradley editor Brent Teasdale editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG
Published:4th Jul '18
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This insightful volume integrates criminological theories, prevention science, and empirical findings to create an up-to-date survey of crime prevention research and strategies. Its interdisciplinary perspective expands on our knowledge of risk factors to isolate the malleable mechanisms that produce criminal outcomes, and can therefore be targeted for intervention. In addition, the text identifies developmental, lifespan, and social areas for effective intervention. Reviews of family-, community-, and criminal justice-based crime prevention approaches not only detail a wide gamut of successful techniques, but also provide evidence for why they succeed. And as an extra research dimension, the book’s chapters on methodological issues and challenges uncover rich possibilities for the next generation of crime prevention studies.
Included in the coverage:- Integrating criminology and prevention research
- Social disorganization theory: its history and relevance to crime prevention
- Research designs in crime and violence prevention
- Macro- and micro-approaches to crime prevention and intervention programs
- Implications of life course: approaches for prevention science
- Promising avenues for prevention, including confronting sexual victimization on college campuses
“This multiple author, multidisciplinary book extensively covers current theory, research design, and evidence-based primary and secondary prevention programs. … this book offers a broad and challenging look at the scope of this serious problem, as well as possible solutions that do not involve increased incarceration. … This book will be a useful reference for crime prevention scholars and for graduate students in this and related areas. … The book is comprehensive and the chapters are well written … .” (Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017)
ISBN: 9783319829890
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 751g
388 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017