Preventing Crime

What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book is about evidence-based crime prevention.A project of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, Preventing Crime brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-08-08
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:394 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9780387691688

Utforska kategorier

Brottslighet och kriminologi inom Samhälle och politik

Innehållsförteckning

What Works for Children.- Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.- Early Parent Training.- Child Social Skills Training.- What Works for Offenders.- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions.- Boot Camps.- Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs.- Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment.- Costs and Benefits of Sentencing.- What Works for Victims.- Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs to Reduce Domestic Violence.- Restorative Justice to Reduce Victimization.- Preventing Repeat Residential Burglary Victimization.- What Works for Places.- Policing Crime Hot Spots.- Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance.- Improved Street Lighting.- Policy Choices for A Safer Society.- Conclusions and Directions From Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.