The Oxford handbook of crime prevention / edited by Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Welsh, Brandon, 1969-

Farrington, David P.

Series:

Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice

The Oxford handbooks in criminology and criminal justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Crime prevention.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 543 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Handbook of crime prevention

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Contents:

Crime prevention and public policy / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington

Developmental crime prevention

Developmental and life-course theories of offending / Francis T. Cullen, Michael L. Benson, and Matthew D. Makarios

Risk and protective factors for offending / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Maria M. Ttofi

Preventing crime through intervention in the preschool years / Holly S. Schindler and Hirokazu Yoshikawa

Parent training and the prevention of crime / Alex R. Piquero and Wesley G. Jennings

Child skills training in the prevention of antisocial development and crime / Friedrich Lösel and Doris Bender

Developmental approaches in the prevention of female offending / Deborah Gorman-Smith and Alana M. Vivolo

Community crime prevention

Community-level influences on crime and offending / Steven F. Messner and Gregory M. Zimmerman

Disorder and crime / Wesley G. Skogan

Poverty deconcentration and the prevention of crime / Jens Ludwig and Julia Burdick-Will

Peer influence, mentoring, and the prevention of crime / Christopher J. Sullivan and Darrick Jolliffe

Comprehensive community partnerships for preventing crime / Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Amie M. Schuck

Community-based substance use prevention / Abigail A. Fagan and J. David Hawkins

School-based crime prevention / Denise C. Gottfredson, Philip J. Cook, and Chongmin Na

Situational crime prevention

Situational crime prevention : classifying techniques using "good enough" theory / Martha J. Smith and Ronald V. Clarke

High crime places, times, and offenders / Anthony A. Braga

Crime displacement and diffusion of benefits / Shane D. Johnson, Rob T. Guerette, and Kate J. Bowers

Place-based crime prevention : theory, evidence, and policy / John E. Eck and Rob T. Guerette

The private sector and designing products against crime / Paul Ekblom

Once bitten, twice shy? : repeat victimization and its prevention / Louise Grove and Graham Farrell

Advancing knowledge and building a safer society

Implementing crime prevention : good governance and a science of implementation / Ross Homel and Peter Homel

The importance of randomized experiments in evaluating crime prevention / David Weisburd and Joshua C. Hinkle

Preventing future criminal activities of delinquents and offenders / Doris Layton MacKenzie

Public opinion and crime prevention : a review of international trends / Julian V. Roberts and Ross Hastings

The science and politics of crime prevention : toward a new crime policy / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780195398823

0195398823

OCLC:

726620714