Causes and prevention of crime

This book addresses the ethics of Situational Crime Prevention (SCP).

Long accepted as a cost of doing business, occupational fraud has recently proven to be much more dangerous to a company than previously thought.

Criminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major publicconcern.

There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders.

Practical solutions to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft In 2008, 9.

Practical solutions to help you deter, detect, and defend against identity theft In 2008, 9.

Little is known about Sexual Murderers those who kill in a sexual context.

Based on extensive research initiated by the UK Home Office, Reducing Crime offers an objective look at the effectiveness of criminal justice interventions in the reduction of crime.

Herzberger connects the study of child, partner, sibling, and elderly abuse to the varied disciplinary perspectives of social psychology.

In Breaking Away from Broken Windows Ralph Taylor uses data on recent Baltimore crime-reduction efforts to attack the 'broken windows' thesis--that is, the currently fashionable notion that by reducing or eliminating superficial signs of disorder (dilapidated buildings, graffiti, incivil behavior by teenagers, etc.

A major contribution to the field of crime/deviance, this volume by noted criminologist Charles R.

What are the cost savings from preventing a typical burglary, robbery, assault, or even a criminal career?

Over the past twenty years, Howard J.

In the past fifty years, street crime rates in America have increased eightfold.

This book represents an effort by a number of leading criminologists to articulate a pragmatic crime policy for America-a policy that combines academic insights about crime prevention with the realities of contemporary politics.

Violent crime in America is more strongly associated with poverty and with changing social and economic conditions than with race or ethnicity, and patterns of violence are changing.

In the United States today, we are on the verge of fulfilling a nightmare scenario.

Over the past quarter-century, U.

In this book, the author focuses on the sociological origins, activities, and criminal careers of persistent thieves.

Herzberger connects the study of child, partner, sibling, and elderly abuse to the varied disciplinary perspectives of social psychology.

In Breaking Away from Broken Windows Ralph Taylor uses data on recent Baltimore crime-reduction efforts to attack the 'broken windows' thesis--that is, the currently fashionable notion that by reducing or eliminating superficial signs of disorder (dilapidated buildings, graffiti, incivil behavior by teenagers, etc.

A major contribution to the field of crime/deviance, this volume by noted criminologist Charles R.

What are the cost savings from preventing a typical burglary, robbery, assault, or even a criminal career?

Over the past twenty years, Howard J.

In the past fifty years, street crime rates in America have increased eightfold.

This book represents an effort by a number of leading criminologists to articulate a pragmatic crime policy for America-a policy that combines academic insights about crime prevention with the realities of contemporary politics.

Violent crime in America is more strongly associated with poverty and with changing social and economic conditions than with race or ethnicity, and patterns of violence are changing.

In the United States today, we are on the verge of fulfilling a nightmare scenario.

Over the past quarter-century, U.

In this book, the author focuses on the sociological origins, activities, and criminal careers of persistent thieves.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has over the last decade made an increasing mark in several fields, notably health and medicine, education and social welfare.

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) has over the last decade made an increasing mark in several fields, notably health and medicine, education and social welfare.

This book examines the myths perpetuated by the media and by the public, by providing actual data, with case examples.

Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own lives.

This book examines the myths perpetuated by the media and by the public, by providing actual data, with case examples.

Based on a two-year research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), this book explores why many of those involved in racially motivated crime seem to be struggling to cope with economic, cultural and emotional losses in their own lives.

Adopting a case-based approach, Global Financial Investigations introduces the fascinating world of forensic accounting and investigating transnational financial crimes, providing an overview of core concepts and current industry trends, together with practical guidance to equip readers with the knowledge required to combat complex financial crimes.

This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis.

This book has 18 case study chapters investigating various injury scenarios through the use of a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) analysis.

Rural crime has long been overlooked in the field of crime prevention.

Rural crime has long been overlooked in the field of crime prevention.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies is the first systematic and rigorous collection of effective problem-oriented policing projects.

Problem-Oriented Policing: Successful Case Studies is the first systematic and rigorous collection of effective problem-oriented policing projects.

Children who come into conflict with the law are more likely to have experienced violence or adversity than their non-offending peers.

Children who come into conflict with the law are more likely to have experienced violence or adversity than their non-offending peers.

This book is a comprehensive account of crime prevention policy in England and Wales.

This book is a comprehensive account of crime prevention policy in England and Wales.

Police Use of Force Through the Lens provides a comprehensive look at video-recorded use-of-force incidents and how video influences perceptions about the appropriateness of the force used.

Some of the brightest minds in criminology who were nurtured on the strictly environmentalist paradigm of the 20th century have declared that biosocial criminology is the paradigm for the 21st century.

Some of the brightest minds in criminology who were nurtured on the strictly environmentalist paradigm of the 20th century have declared that biosocial criminology is the paradigm for the 21st century.