Handbook Of Crime Prevention And Community Safety Nick Tilley by Nick Tilley 9781843921462, 9781843926146, 9781843921479, 1843921464, 1843921472, 1843926148 instant download after payment.

This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and wide-ranging account of the background, theory and practice of crime prevention and community safety. It will be essential reading for anybody with interests in these fields, and will be the major work of reference on this subject for those engaged in the practice, study or teaching of crime prevention. The book provides a detailed overview of the main theories and perspectives informing crime prevention policy and practice, and includes chapters covering efforts to address a number of the main types of crime problem. It also includes chapt. Read more... Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part I: Background and Context; 1. Introduction: thinking realistically about crime prevention (Nick Tilley); 2. Crime prevention in context (Gordon Hughes and Adam Edwards); Part II: Approaches to Prevention; Introduction (Nick Tilley); 3. Seven misconceptions of situational crime prevention (Ronald V. Clarke); 4. Developmental crime prevention (Ross Homel); 5. Community crime reduction: activating formal and informal control (George L. Kelling). 6. Progress and prospects in the prevention of repeat victimization (Graham Farrell)7. Science in the service of crime reduction (Ken Pease); Part III: Means of Preventing Crime; Introduction (Nick Tilley); 8. Designing products against crime (Paul Ekblom); 9. Planning out crime: the appliance of science or an act of faith? (Henry Shaftoe and Tim Read); 10. Crime prevention and system design (Nick Tilley); 11. Complicity, trading dynamics and prevalence in stolen goods market (M