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Preventing Crime and Violence

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Editors:
  1. Brent Teasdale

    1. Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, USA

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  2. Mindy S. Bradley

    1. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

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  • Integrates prevention science with theories and methods from criminology
  • Examines crime prevention across multiple contexts: schools, peers, communities, and the criminal justice system
  • Uses a life course/developmental approach to crime prevention
  • Focuses on evidence-based programs and policies for preventing crime and violence
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Prevention Science (Adv. Prevention Science)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Methodological Issues in the Prevention of Crime and Violence

    1. Research Designs in Crime and Violence Prevention

      • Ojmarrh Mitchell
      Pages 177-185

    2. Propensity Score Matching and Prevention Science

      • Gary Sweeten
      Pages 187-202

  2. What “Works” in Preventing Crime and Violence?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Risk Reduction via a Community-Wide Approach to Parenting and Family Support

      • Ronald J. Prinz, Emily N. Neger
      Pages 205-213

    3. Domestic Violence Prevention

      • Katie M. Edwards, Angela M. Neal, Kara Anne Rodenhizer-Stämpfli
      Pages 215-227

    4. The Good Behavior Game

      • Jeanne M. Donaldson, Katie M. Wiskow
      Pages 229-241

    5. Promising Avenues for Prevention: Confronting Sexual Victimization on College Campuses

      • Andia M. Azimi, Leah E. Daigle
      Pages 243-260

    6. Situational Crime Prevention

      • Auzeen Shariati, Rob T. Guerette
      Pages 261-268

    7. Hot Spots Policing: Theoretical Perspectives, Scientific Evidence, and Proper Implementation

      • Anthony A. Braga
      Pages 269-279

    8. Pulling Levers to Prevent Violence: “The Boston Miracle,” Its Adaptations, and Future Directions for Research

      • Samantha M. Henderson, Samuel S. Peterson, Robin S. Engel
      Pages 281-296

    9. The Missing Link in CPTED Theory

      • Gregory Saville
      Pages 297-307

    10. Drug Courts: A Secondary Prevention Model

      • Wendy P. Guastaferro, Laura Lutgen, Kate Guastaferro
      Pages 309-326

    11. Prisoner Reentry as Secondary Crime Prevention

      • Rita Augustyn, Lisa L. Sample
      Pages 327-336

  3. New Directions in Crime Prevention

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-337
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    2. Methodological Advances in Crime Prevention Research

      • Christopher J. Sullivan, Brandon C. Welsh
      Pages 339-350

    3. Sustaining Crime Prevention at Scale: Transforming Delivery Systems Through Prevention Science

      • Ross Homel, Brian Bumbarger, Kate Freiberg, Sara Branch
      Pages 351-376

    4. Crime and Decision Making: New Directions for Crime Prevention

      • Hanno Petras, Weiwei Liu
      Pages 377-386

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 387-388
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About this book

This insightful volume integrates criminological theories, prevention science, and empirical findings to create an up-to-date survey of crime prevention research and strategies. Its interdisciplinary perspective expands on our knowledge of risk factors to isolate the malleable mechanisms that produce criminal outcomes, and can therefore be targeted for intervention.  In addition, the text identifies developmental, lifespan, and social areas for effective intervention. Reviews of family-, community-, and criminal justice-based crime prevention approaches not only detail a wide gamut of successful techniques, but also provide evidence for why they succeed. And as an extra research dimension, the book’s chapters on methodological issues and challenges uncover rich possibilities for the next generation of crime prevention studies. 

Included in the coverage: 

  • Integrating criminology and prevention research
  • Social disorganization theory: its history and relevance to crime prevention
  • Research designs in crime and violence prevention
  • Macro- and micro-approaches to crime prevention and intervention programs
  • Implications of life course: approaches for prevention science
  • Promising avenues for prevention, including confronting sexual victimization on college campuses

Spotlighting current progress and continuing evolution of the field, Preventing Crime and Violence will enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, academicians, and policymakers in public health, prevention science, criminology, and criminal justice, as well as students interested in criminology and criminal justice.

Reviews

“This multiple author, multidisciplinary book extensively covers current theory, research design, and evidence-based primary and secondary prevention programs. … this book offers a broad and challenging look at the scope of this serious problem, as well as possible solutions that do not involve increased incarceration. … This book will be a useful reference for crime prevention scholars and for graduate students in this and related areas. … The book is comprehensive and the chapters are well written … .” (Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, USA

    Brent Teasdale

  • Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA

    Mindy S. Bradley

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