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This chapter provides a brief introduction of the criminology-prevention science nexus and explains how this volume can be a useful resource for those studying crime and violence prevention. We discuss how criminology can and does inform prevention science, offering theoretical insight and underscoring the complex mechanisms through which risk factors lead to offending and victimization. Integrating these two approaches helps us to identify what interventions/preventions work, know why and for whom programs work, and more fully understand the conditions under which they are most effective and efficacious. We provide an overview of the organization and content of the chapters in this volume. The volume introduces some key criminological perspectives, discusses some methodological issues endemic to the study of crime, and reviews several of the most well-known and highly-regarded contemporary interventions. We note shared themes across chapters and promising areas for the field of criminology and prevention research.
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Bradley, M.S., Teasdale, B. (2017). Integrating Criminology and Prevention Research. In: Teasdale, B., Bradley, M. (eds) Preventing Crime and Violence. Advances in Prevention Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44124-5_1
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