Evidence-based crime prevention

Evidence-based crime prevention / edited by Lawrence W. Sherman [and others].

Reviewing more than 600 scientific evaluations of programs intended to prevent crime, this book is an understandable source of information about what works, what does not work and what is promising in preventing crime.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Sherman, Lawrence W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:
Crime prevention.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime prevention
Kriminalität
Prävention
Aufsatzsammlung
Criminaliteit.
Preventie.
Crimes et criminels.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preventing crime / Lawrence W. Sherman [and others]
  • Maryland Scientific Methods Scale / David P. Farrington [and others]
  • Family-based crime prevention / David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh
  • School-based crime prevention / Denise G. Gottfredson, David B. Wilson and Stacy Skroban Najaka
  • Communities and crime prevention / Brandon C. Welsh and Akemi Hoshi
  • Labor markets and crime risk factors / Shawn D. Bushway and Peter Reuter
  • Preventing crime at places / John E. Eck
  • Policing for crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman and John E. Eck
  • Reducing the criminal activities of known offenders and delinquents : crime prevention in the courts and corrections / Doris Layton MacKenzie
  • Conclusion, What works, what doesn't, what's promising, and future directions / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington.

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