1st Edition
Evidence-Based Crime Prevention
Edited By David Farrington, Doris Layton MacKenzie, Lawrence Sherman, Brandon C. Welsh
Copyright 2002
456 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
Crime prevention policy and practice is often far from objective. Instead of being based on scientific evidence, the crime policy agenda is sometimes driven by political ideology, anecdotal evidence and program favorites of the month. Evidence-Based Crime Prevention seeks to change this by comprehensively and rigorously assessing the existing scientific knowledge on the effectiveness of crime... Read more
Foreword Jerry Lee 1. Preventing Crime, Lawrence W. Sherman, David P. Farrington, Brandon C. Welsh and Doris Layton MacKenzie 2. The Maryland Scientific Method Scale, David P. Farrington, Denise C. Gottfredson, Lawrence W. Sherman and Brandon C. Welsh 3. Family-Based Crime Prevention, David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh 4. School-Based Crime Prevention, Denise C. Gottfredson, David B. Wilson and Stacy Skroban Najaka 5. Communities and Crime Prevention, Brandon C. Welsh and Akemi Hoshi 6. Labor Markets and Crime Risk Factors, Shawn D. Bushway and Peter Reuter 7. Preventing Crime at Places, John E. Eck 8. Policing for Crime Prevention, Lawrence W. Sherman and John E. Eck 9. Reducing the Criminal Activities of Known Offenders and Delinquents: Crime Prevention in the Courts and Corrections, Doris Layton Mackenzie 10.Conclusion: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising and Future Directions, Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington.
Biography
David P. Farrington, Doris Layton MacKenzie, Lawrence W. Sherman, Brandon C. Welsh
