Gloria Laycock - Böcker

Crime science is precisely what it says it is: the application of science to the phenomenon of crime. This handbook, intended as a crime science manifesto, showcases the scope of the crime science field and provides the reader with an understanding of the assumptions, aspirations and methods of crime science, as well as the variety of topics that fall within its purview. Crime science provides a distinctive approach to understanding and dealing with crime: one that is outcome-oriented, evidence-based and that crosses boundaries between disciplines. The central mission of crime science is to find new ways to cut crime and increase security.Beginning by setting out the case for crime science, the editors examine the roots of crime science in environmental criminology and describe its key features. The book is then divided into two sections. The first section comprises chapters by disciplinary specialists about the contributions their sciences can make or have already made to crime science. Chapter 12 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415826266_oachapter12.pdf

This book offers an introduction to crime science; it is specifically for police and security professionals. Written by one of the founders of crime science and an expert in crime reduction, it considers the unique characteristics of the approach, its applicability to the control of crime, disorder and terrorism, and the importance of experimentation and the testing of new ideas to build a knowledge base for ethicalpolicing. Core content includes:The basics of crime science in concept, theory and practice;Methods of research and assessment used by crime scientists;Crime science and policing, including its application to volume crimes, serious crimes and investigation;Legitimacy and public compliance;Policing, science, and future crimes.This book is essential reading for all students of professional policing, as well as those interested in crime and its control, reduction, and prevention.

This book offers an introduction to crime science; it is specifically for police and security professionals. Written by one of the founders of crime science and an expert in crime reduction, it considers the unique characteristics of the approach, its applicability to the control of crime, disorder and terrorism, and the importance of experimentation and the testing of new ideas to build a knowledge base for ethicalpolicing. Core content includes:The basics of crime science in concept, theory and practice;Methods of research and assessment used by crime scientists;Crime science and policing, including its application to volume crimes, serious crimes and investigation;Legitimacy and public compliance;Policing, science, and future crimes.This book is essential reading for all students of professional policing, as well as those interested in crime and its control, reduction, and prevention.