The Oxford handbook of crime prevention / edited by Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington.

Other author Welsh, Brandon, 1969-
Other author Farrington, David P.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxiii, 543 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Portion of title Handbook of crime prevention
Contents Crime prevention and public policy / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington -- Developmental crime prevention -- Developmental and life-course theories of offending / Francis T. Cullen, Michael L. Benson, and Matthew D. Makarios -- Risk and protective factors for offending / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Maria M. Ttofi -- Preventing crime through intervention in the preschool years / Holly S. Schindler and Hirokazu Yoshikawa -- Parent training and the prevention of crime / Alex R. Piquero and Wesley G. Jennings -- Child skills training in the prevention of antisocial development and crime / Friedrich Lösel and Doris Bender -- Developmental approaches in the prevention of female offending / Deborah Gorman-Smith and Alana M. Vivolo -- Community crime prevention -- Community-level influences on crime and offending / Steven F. Messner and Gregory M. Zimmerman -- Disorder and crime / Wesley G. Skogan -- Poverty deconcentration and the prevention of crime / Jens Ludwig and Julia Burdick-Will -- Peer influence, mentoring, and the prevention of crime / Christopher J. Sullivan and Darrick Jolliffe -- Comprehensive community partnerships for preventing crime / Dennis P. Rosenbaum and Amie M. Schuck -- Community-based substance use prevention / Abigail A. Fagan and J. David Hawkins -- School-based crime prevention / Denise C. Gottfredson, Philip J. Cook, and Chongmin Na -- Situational crime prevention -- Situational crime prevention : classifying techniques using "good enough" theory / Martha J. Smith and Ronald V. Clarke -- High crime places, times, and offenders / Anthony A. Braga -- Crime displacement and diffusion of benefits / Shane D. Johnson, Rob T. Guerette, and Kate J. Bowers -- Place-based crime prevention : theory, evidence, and policy / John E. Eck and Rob T. Guerette -- The private sector and designing products against crime / Paul Ekblom -- Once bitten, twice shy? : repeat victimization and its prevention / Louise Grove and Graham Farrell -- Advancing knowledge and building a safer society -- Implementing crime prevention : good governance and a science of implementation / Ross Homel and Peter Homel -- The importance of randomized experiments in evaluating crime prevention / David Weisburd and Joshua C. Hinkle -- Preventing future criminal activities of delinquents and offenders / Doris Layton MacKenzie -- Public opinion and crime prevention : a review of international trends / Julian V. Roberts and Ross Hastings -- The science and politics of crime prevention : toward a new crime policy / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011019884
ISBN9780195398823 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780199396696 (pbk)