Crime and Justice, Volume 19 : Strategic Approaches to Crime Prevention

ISBN-13: 9780226808253 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 712 str.

Michael H. Tonry; Michael H. Tonry; David P. Farrington

Opis

We elect officials in hopes that they will make our communities safer, yet their widely-endorsed law enforcement strategies have little effect on crime rates. Active crime prevention must take into account the diversity of crimes and criminals. High-quality evaluation research designs are needed to convince scholars, policy makers, and practitioners about the effectiveness of crime prevention techniques. "Building a Safer Society," the most comprehensive exposition of research and experience concerning crime prevention ever published, offers a new conceptualization of the subject incorporating developmental, community, situational and law enforcement approaches. This timely collection will especially interest scholars in law, criminal justice, public policy and public administration.