Ethical and social perspectives on situational crime prevention edited by Andrew von Hirsch, David Garland, Alison Wakefield.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Von Hirsch, Andrew, editor.

Garland, David, editor.

Wakefield, Alison, editor.

University of Cambridge. Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics.

Series:

Studies in penal theory and penal ethics.

Studies in penal theory and penal ethics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime prevention--Moral and ethical aspects.

Crime prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford Hart Publishing 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. "... presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001"--Bloomsbury Publishing

Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. ".presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1 Ideas, Institutions and Situational Crime Prevention 1

David Garland

2 Benefits, Burdens and Responsibilities: Some Ethical Dimensions of

Situational Crime Prevention 17

R A Duff and S E Marshall

3 The Burdens of Situational Crime Prevention: An Ethical Commentary 37

John Kicinig

4 The Ethics of Public Television Surveillance 59

Andrew von Hirsch

5 Exclusion from Public Space 77

Andrew yon Hirsch and Clifford Shearing

6 Situational Prevention, Criminology and Social Values 97

Ronald V. Clarke

7 Situational Prevention: Social Values and Social Viewpoints 113

Joanna Shapland

8Situational Crime Prevention in Mass Private Property 125

Alison Wakefield

9 Changing Situations and Changing People 147

David J Smith

Ig For a Sociological Theory of Situations (Or How Useful is

Pragmatic Criminology?) 175

Tim Hope and Richard Sparks

Situational Crime Prevention, Urban Governance and Trust Relations 193

Adam Crawford

12 The New Criminologies of Everyday Life: Routine Activity Theory

in Historical and Social Context 215

List of Participants 225

Index 226

1 Ideas, Institutions and Situational Crime Prevention

2 Benefits, Burdens and Responsibilities: Some Ethical Dimensions of Situational Crime Prevention

3 The Burdens of Situational Crime Prevention: An Ethical Commentary

John Kleinig

4 The Ethics of Public Television Surveillance

5 Exclusion from Public Space

Andrew von Hirsch and Clifford Shearing

6 Situational Prevention, Criminology and Social Values

7 Situational Prevention: Social Values and Social Viewpoints

8 Situational Crime Prevention in Mass Private Property

9 Changing Situations and Changing People

10 For a Sociological Theory of Situations (Or How Useful is Pragmatic Criminology)

11 Situational Crime Prevention, Urban Governance and Trust Relations

12 The New Criminologies of Everyday Life: Routine Activity Theory in Historical and Social Context

David Garland

Notes:

The thinking reflected in this book was stimulated by two colloquia held in Cambridge, in January 1997 and October 1999

Published for Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781841131717

9786611042127

9781472562258

1472562259

9781281042125

1281042129

9781847313300

1847313302

OCLC:

476111398