Crime Prevention: Theory, Policy and Practice

By Daniel Gilling

Book Overview

First published in 1997.This work summarizes and synthesizes the substantial crime prevention literature to provide an approachable and comprehensive text for students. It sets out a critical analysis in the context of the politics of criminal justice policy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857284917
• ISBN13: 9781857284911
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A good summary of crime prevention

I find this book when I search books about neighborhood watch project. Although there is just nine pages about this issue in this book, I browse the whole book because I feel it is very good. In this eight chapters book, it gives a whole picture about many major aspacts of theories and policies on crime prevention in modern society. In the first part, it introduces the concepts, the theories and policy of crime prevention. In the second part, it introduces crime prevention within the criminal justice system including the police and probation services, and crime prevention beyond the criminal justice system which includes local authorities, the voluntary sector, the informal sector and the private sector. It also introduces partnerships in crime prevention, community safety and the politics of crime prevention. Every chapter has an introduction and summary. It is a good text book and easy to understand. If a person curious like me want to "learn" something about what is going on in criminal prevention theories, policy and prctices since 60's through 90's, it will fullfill you curiosity. For example, I'm interested in the part of neighbourhood watch. In this book (paperback page 142 - 150), it mentions how this project expanded, developed in UK after transplanted from North America. By reading these pages, it's very useful that I find a dozen other authors who have published articles or books on this issue. Then I can find and read more archives.