The Prevention of Crime (Paperback)

The Prevention of Crime provides a unique and comprehensive overview of effective crime prevention programs, strategies and policies, demonstrating how criminological theories, research, and practice are interrelated. * Offers the most cutting-edge, comprehensive summaries of effective interventions based on the latest research, by the foremost scholars on the topic of crime prevention in the U.S * Provides unique practical information and discussions on how to effectively replicate prevention strategies in communities and criminal-justice settings is highly relevant to students, providing them with the latest research in this area * Coverage of multiple theories of crime includes the more recent public-health and life-course developmental perspectives * Includes a comprehensive review of the increasing number of effective crime prevention interventions and the practicalities of ensuring that these programs, practices and policies are effectively implemented, both in the U.S and in other countries * Presents the most cutting-edge current and optimistic view regarding crime prevention: that it is possible to effectively reduce crime but that efforts need to start early in communities and continue through the life-course

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	D. Elliott
Dimensions:	246 x 190 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	440
ISBN-13:	978-1-118-84359-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime
LSN:	1-118-84359-2
Barcode:	9781118843598

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