Overview
The first book to examine evidence-based crime prevention through the use of the rigorous methodology of systematic reviews
An indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime
Brings together the leading experts on evidence-based crime prevention from across the world
Covers important and topical interventions, including child skills training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, restorative justice, repeat victimization, hot spots policing, and CCTV
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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What Works for Children
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Front Matter
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What Works for Offenders
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What Works for Places
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Policy Choices for A Safer Society
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About this book
Crime prevention should be rational and should be based on the best possible evidence. Decision-makers should weigh heavily any available evidence on what works best. How can a program that has produced no discernable evidence of effectiveness, as shown through numerous evaluations, be considered for implementation? Unfortunately, this happens all the time. Evidence-based crime prevention attempts to overcome this and other obstacles by ensuring that the best available evidence is considered in any decision to implement a program designed to prevent crime. This book is about evidence-based crime prevention.
A project of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, Preventing Crime brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is the first book to assess the effectiveness of criminological interventions using the most rigorous review methodology of the systematic review. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Preventing Crime
Book Subtitle: What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places
Editors: Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-69169-5
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-69168-8Published: 08 August 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-69169-5Published: 09 August 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 244
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Originally published by Springer Netherlands, 2005