Understanding Crime Prevention (Paperback)

Tim Prenzler

ISBN 10: 1922117935 / ISBN 13: 9781922117939

Published by Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, QLD, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. Crime prevention benefits everyone, including would-be criminals saved from the negative consequences of offending. Yet much of todays policy on preventing crime is driven by political ideology and anecdotal evidence, with insufficient planning and evaluation. Improving the practice of crime prevention is vital to ensure communities are safe and productive for all who live in them. However, crime is complex, the causes of crime are complex and, consequently, diverse methods are required to make the very large reductions in offending urgently needed around the world.This book contributes to improved practice in crime prevention, primarily through the lessons from successful projects. It provides an overview of current research in the field, and an exposition of some of the best case-studies from the past including in the areas of property crime, fraud, violence and disorder which demonstrate large-scale successes in prevention.The book is a must-read for security practitioners, crime prevention and community safety officers, police, research and policy officers, politicians, and students and academics in the field.Featuring an impressive list of contributors, Understanding Crime Prevention covers a wide spectrum of topics and approaches, designed to address crime problems from multiple angles. These include:standards in crime preventionpolicing, deterrence and incapacitationoffender management and rehabilitationdevelopmental interventionscommunity-based preventionsituational crime preventioncrime prevention through environmental designsecurity managementphysical security and people management, andthe security industry. This book provides an overview of current research in the field of crime prevention, and an exposition of some of the best case-studies from the past. It is a must-read for security practitioners, crime prevention and community safety officers, police, research and policy officers, politicians, and students and academics in the field. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Crime Prevention (Paperback)
• Publisher: Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, QLD
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1922117935
• ISBN 13: 9781922117939
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Much of today's policy on preventing crime is driven by political ideology and anecdotal evidence, with insufficient planning and evaluation. This book contributes to improved practice in crime prevention, primarily through the lessons from successful projects. It provides an overview of current research in the field, and an exposition of some of the best case-studies from the past . It is a must-read for security practitioners, crime prevention and community safety officers, police, research and policy officers, politicians, and students and academics in the field.

About the Author

Tim Prenzler is Professor of Criminology and Program Coordinator of the Bachelor of Criminology and Justice at the University of the Sunshine Coast. From 2008 to 2014 he was a Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, based at Griffith University, where he managed the Integrity Systems Project and worked in the Frontline Policing Project. He was also a foundation member of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Griffith, from 1991. In 2002