Crime Prevention In The 21st Century: Insightful Approaches For Crime Prevention Initiatives
by Benoit LeClerc /
2016 / English / PDF
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This volume brings together a series of original contributions
made by international experts dedicated to guiding efforts in
preventing crime. The collection is divided into seven sections
that cover cutting edge approaches to crime prevention:
This volume brings together a series of original contributions
made by international experts dedicated to guiding efforts in
preventing crime. The collection is divided into seven sections
that cover cutting edge approaches to crime prevention:
1) the offenders’ perspective on crime prevention
1) the offenders’ perspective on crime prevention
2) crime script analysis
2) crime script analysis
3) crime mapping and spatial analysis
3) crime mapping and spatial analysis
4) social network analysis
4) social network analysis
5) agent-based modelling
5) agent-based modelling
6) crime-proofing legislations
6) crime-proofing legislations
7) technologies of crime prevention
7) technologies of crime preventionEach section includes one theoretical chapter to introduce the
research approach followed by a series of empirical/applied
contributions. The theoretical chapter aims to introduce and
explain the approach of interest and discusses under which
circumstances this strategy could best assist crime
prevention. The objective of empirical/applied contributions
is simply to showcase how these approaches can be apply.
Each section includes one theoretical chapter to introduce the
research approach followed by a series of empirical/applied
contributions. The theoretical chapter aims to introduce and
explain the approach of interest and discusses under which
circumstances this strategy could best assist crime
prevention. The objective of empirical/applied contributions
is simply to showcase how these approaches can be apply.
This collection can be seen as the end result of the convergence
of novel ideas and analytical skills in the area of crime
and crime prevention worldwide. It will be of interest to
researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as
related fields like Sociology and Psychology, Security, Urban
Planning, and Public Policy.
This collection can be seen as the end result of the convergence
of novel ideas and analytical skills in the area of crime
and crime prevention worldwide. It will be of interest to
researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, as well as
related fields like Sociology and Psychology, Security, Urban
Planning, and Public Policy.
