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Understanding Crime Prevention: From Theory to Practical Application book cover

1st Edition

Understanding Crime Prevention From Theory to Practical Application

By Billy Henson, Bradford W. Reyns, Jamie A. Snyder, Heidi Scherer Copyright 2025
352 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

352 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

352 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book offers a concise and authoritative overview of the full scope of crime prevention, including foundations, theory, application, and techniques. It details how theory sets the groundwork for the practical application of successful crime prevention strategies and illustrates the foundations of and need for crime prevention, the best approaches to implementing crime prevention programs, and... Read more

Part 1: Theoretical Foundations  1. Introduction to Crime Prevention  2. Crime Pattern Theory, Rational Choice Theory, and Routine Activities Theory  3. Environmental Criminology Theories  4. The Role of Situational Crime Prevention  Part Two: Crime Patterns and Concentration  5.Crime Concentration and Hotspots  6. Crime Concentration Among Places and Things  7. Criminology and Crime Prevention 8. Victimization Prevention  Part 3: Crime Prevention Application  9. Understanding Crime Problems 10. Evaluating Crime Prevention Initiatives  11. Domain-Specific Crime Prevention  12. Crime Prevention in Action

Biography

Billy Henson is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work at University of Houston-Downtown, USA.

Bradford W. Reyns is Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Weber State University, USA.

Jamie A. Snyder is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Wyoming, USA.

Heidi Scherer is Professor of Criminal Justice at Kennesaw State University, USA.

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