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Crime Prevention Principles, Perspectives and Practices

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Authors

Adam Sutton
,
Adrian Cherney
, University of Queensland,
Rob White
, University of Tasmania
Published 2013

Description

Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices is a concise, comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of crime prevention. The authors contend that crime prevention strategies should include both social prevention and environmental prevention. It embraces these strategies as an alternative to policing, criminal justice and 'law and order'. Part I presents an overview of the history and theory of crime prevention, featuring chapters on social prevention, environmental prevention and evaluation. Part II explores the practice of crime prevention and…

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Key features

  • This edition features a new chapter on emergent issues in crime prevention including cybercrime, environmental crime and counterterrorism
  • Case studies, discussion questions and a glossary of key terms highlight the links between development and application of crime prevention approaches
  • Covers a range of Australian examples within an international context

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