The field of crime prevention is a mainstay in criminology and criminal justice. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the field, examining its theoretical development, methods of prevention and the way in which these methods are tested and evaluated. Core coverage includes: A modern history of crime prevention, drawing on the theoretical work of Jane Jacobs, C. Ray Jeffrey, Oscar Newman, Gary Becker and Marcus Felson, Developmental crime prevention, Crime prevention through environmental Design, Situational crime...

The field of crime prevention is a mainstay in criminology and criminal justice. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the field, examining its theoretical development, methods of prevention and the way in which these methods are tested and evaluated. Core coverage includes: A modern history of crime prevention, drawing on the theoretical work of Jane Jacobs, C. Ray Jeffrey, Oscar Newman, Gary Becker and Marcus Felson, Developmental crime prevention, Crime prevention through environmental Design, Situational crime...