Smarter crime control : a guide to a safer future for citizens, communities, and politicians / Irvin Waller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waller, Irvin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the wake of headline-grabbing mass murders and other controversial crimes, public officials and communities alike are searching for ways to best deal with crime - both minor and major. Here, Waller highlights best practices as shown by scores of studies, underscores the need for better preventions, and details the best innovations in the reduction of crime and violence of all kinds.

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Smart public safety : giving priority to victims and taxpayers

Actions for smart crime control

Policing : from over-reaction after the fact to stopping crime before it harms

Justice : courts that stop crime or do not unnecessarily interfere

Correcting corrections : away from mass incarceration and towards stopping crime

Actions for smart pre-crime prevention

Preventing youth from becoming repeat offenders

Preventing gun violence

Preventing violence against women

Preventing road crimes and alcohol-related violence

Preventing property crime

An agenda to put safety first for victims and taxpayers

Reinvesting in smart public safety to spare victims and lower taxes

Principal sources

Notes

List of figures

List of tables

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-24428-8

1-4422-2170-4

OCLC:

872673743