Crime science has developed over the last ten years as a distinctive approach to studying crime, although its roots go back much further. It emphasises the importance of scientific method in understanding and dealing effectively with crime. It draws on any social or natural sciences that can help us better understand or deal with crime. It has a very strong applied orientation: it is concerned with improving the prevention, disruption and detection of crime.

This handbook provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of the aspirations, main theories and...

This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts:

• Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety
• Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence

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This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts:

• Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety
• Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence

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