In the absence of effective formal means for controlling crime in the Western world,
community crime prevention has emerged as a major alternative and supplement to the …

It's January 2013, and after many months of writing I am sitting down to conclude the final
chapter of a book which represents approximately half of my life's work–the Introduction. I …

The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why
specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place …

Situational prevention seeks to reduce opportunities for specific categories of crime by
increasing the associated risks and difficulties and reducing the rewards. It is composed of …

Crime and Everyday Life, Fourth Edition, provides an illuminating glimpse into roots of
criminal behavior, explaining how crime can touch us all in both small and large ways. This …

Notes on the geometry of crime/Patricia L. Brantingham and Paul J. Brantingham--
Territoriality and residential crime/Barbara B. Brown and Irwin Altman--In defense of …

Developments in a number of academic disciplines—the sociology of deviance, criminology,
economics, psychology—suggest that it is useful to see criminal behavior not as the result of …

This chapter seeks to place rational choice theories of crime into a broader context. This
context considers how the larger structure of opportunities sets the stage for criminogenic …

Conventional wisdom holds that crime prevention needs to be based on a thorough
understanding of the causes of crime. Though it may be conceded that preventive measures …

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in
architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in …