A Framework for Addressing Violence and Serious Crime: Focused Deterrence, Legitimacy, and Prevention

ISBN-13: 9781108940061 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 75 str.

Anthony A. Braga; David M. Kennedy

Opis

This Element examines a community crime prevention strategy that has proven to be effective in controlling crime - focused deterrence.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. The emergence of focused deterrence; 3. The empirical evidence supporting focused deterrence crime reduction impacts; 4. Theoretical perspectives supporting focused deterrence; 5. Ensuring proper implementation of focused deterrence strategies; 6. Policy, practice, and discourse; 7. Conclusion.