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Crime prevention policy and practice is often far from objective. Instead of being based on scientific evidence, the crime policy agenda is sometimes driven by political ideology, anecdotal evidence and program favorites of the month. Evidence-Based Crime Prevention seeks to change this by comprehensively and rigorously assessing the existing scientific knowledge on the effectiveness of crime prevention programs internationally.

Reviewing more than 600 scientific evaluations of programs intended to prevent crime in settings such as families, schools, labor markets, places and communities, this book grades programs on their validity using "the scientific methods scale." This collection, which brings together contributions from leading researchers in the field of crime prevention, will provide policy makers, researchers and community leaders with an understandable source of information about what works, what does not work and what is promising in preventing crime.

The revised edition of this internationally renown and highly influential book contains an entirely new and up-to-date introductory chapter. This new chapter takes stock of important new developments that are helping to make crime prevention more rational and also sets out the contribution of this book to evidence-based crime prevention.

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Security breaches, theft, and lack of resources due to natural or man-made disaster are all forms of corporate loss. The Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention, Fourth Edition, shows how to avoid or minimize these losses with a wealth of practical information.
This revised volume brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts who provide practical information and advice. The Handbook continues to be the most comprehensive reference of its kind, with the Fourth Edition covering the latest on topics ranging from community-oriented policing to physical security, workplace violence, information security, homeland security, and a host of special topics. It is a must-have reference for managers and security professionals.

* Covers every important topic in the field, including the latest on high-tech security systems, homeland security, and many specialty areas
* Brings together the expertise of more than 40 security and crime prevention experts
* Each chapter provides a wealth of practical information that can be put to use immediately ... Read more

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Protect your Organization
Protect your product, personnel and business. Fennelly provides an easy to read and apply instruction in providing the ultimate security.
ISP Certification-The Industrial Security Professional Exam Manual or How to Prepare for and Pass the Industrial Security Professional Certification Exam
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM)

LOSS PREVENTION & CRIME PREVENTION
Product was purchased for a class.It arrived on time and in good shape.

Essential Referencing Guide
A must for anyone who regularly needs to reference security related material.TheHandbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention is a comprehensive manual covering all aspects of Security and I highly recommend it to you. ... Read more

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Second Edition is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior. Understanding this link can enable a planner to use natural environmental factors to minimize loss and crime and to maximize productivity.

This practical guide addresses several environmental settings, including major event facilities, small retail establishments, downtown streets, residential areas, and playgrounds. A one-stop resource with explanations of criminal behavior and the historical aspects of design, it teaches both the novice and the expert in crime prevention how to use the environment to affect human behavior in a positive manner.










Fully updated with substantial new material in each chapter
Useful illustrations describe the design and layout concepts in an easy to understand manner
Written by a well-qualified author in the field of crime prevention ... Read more

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CPED
The book was delivered as described. The book was in great condition. No marks. I near perfect condition. It's nice to know a company is honest and ethical.
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Good textbook.
This text provides down-to-earth information concerning CPTED for the security practitioner.Some material in the first few chapters is repeated excessively.At times the author's opinions are louder than the factual text, detracting from the material.However, the appendicies are excellent and practical.

A Must Read For Practitioners
The CPTED Strategies introduced and well laid out in this book, establish a foundation for creative target hardening and risk transference.
To suggest as one critic does, that this is "low level" stuff is to miss the point entirely.
As a security consultant, I have applied these concepts to a variety of corporate settings with positive results.
If someone is simply looking for standard "templates" without the capacity to creatively apply the ideals this is not the book.
If you are serious about your work, it is essential.

A pedestrian approach to security design
This book has pretty low level info.

If you are looking for ways to secure a high level executive's office suite using the principles of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, forget it.The examples in this book are more at the level of bus stops.

Hopefully the authors will update their information with modern design scenarios. ... Read more

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This is a comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on the urban experience. It sets out these initiatives in the context of other major types of crime-reduction strategies. In looking at the quality of life in two of the world's major open societies, this comparative perspective provides a broadly-based introduction to a multi-disciplinary field of high public visibility and concern. ... Read more

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Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. "..presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal JusticeJanuary 2001 ... Read more

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a flawed classic
In this urban planning classic, Newman addresses the question of why some public housing projects are insanely dangerous, and others only moderately so.Generally, he emphasizes the importance of surveillance- that is, that crime is lower where residents can see what is going on around the building.He also believes that such projects should not be too large [with over 1000 residents] or too dense [over 50 units per acre].

Some of his other key points:

*Streets near housing projects should not be closed off, and their lobbies should face public streets, because "streets provide security in the form of prominent paths for concentrated pedestrian and vehicular movements; windows and doorways, when facing streets, extend the zone of residents' territorial commitments and allow for the continual casual surveillance by police in passing cars." (P. 25) At a minimum, lobbies should be in a straight line from public streets because "Winding access paths provide many opportunities for muggers to conceal themselves while awaiting the arrival of a victim." (P. 82).

*Housing projects should be designed so that residents can see bordering streets from their windows; where housing projects look inward on themselves, "these bordering streets have been deprived of continual surveillance by residents and have proven unsafe to walk along". (p. 80) Newman prefers rowhouse neighborhoods because police and neighbors can "spot at a glance any peculiar activity" (p. 81).

*People generally feel safer on "heavily trafficked public streets and arteries combining both intense vehicular and pedestrian movement" because "the presence of many people is seen as a possible force in deterring criminals." (P. 109) Some commentators have asserted that Newman is a critic of mixed use, because he states that crime is higher in projects near certain land uses- in particular, high schools and other teenage hangouts.But it appears to me that Newman is making a much narrower argument: that land uses that primarily attract teenagers are particularly problematic, probably because teenagers are particularly likely to commit crimes.

Moreover, this book does not seem to endorse low-density sprawl; he admits that "a correlation between density and crime rate for all New York City projects reveals that there is no evident pattern until one reaches a density of fifty units per acre" - far more dense than most urban neighborhoods outside New York City, let alone suburbs.

I did notice a couple of weaknesses in Newman's analysis.His use of statistics is not always persuasive; among low-rise buildings with over 1000 residents, the median crime rate was 45 crimes per 1000 people, while high-rise buildings had 67 (p. 28).However, the standard deviation among the latter group was 24- a fact which suggests that this difference might not be statistically significant.

And although Newman provides readers with some pictures, I wish he had added even more: sometimes I found it hard to understand him without visual aids.

Also, his own figures show that the crime rate for high-rise buildings with under 1000 residents is almost as low as the crime rate for low-rise buildings.Doesn't this fact suggest that his critique of high-rises is erroneous?

Why there were riots in France's banlieus
This is a greate book about the way architecture affects the lives of people who live in it.If you want an explanation for the recent two weeks of riots in France's banlieus, you will find part of the explanation here.This is MUST reading for anyone interested in urban planning, or in modern urban society.I give it the highest possible recommendation.

The Sociology of Architecture at its Finest
I used this book as my "bible" when writing my undergrduate honors thesis.The theories Newman sets forth in this book are genius and timeless.IF you're interested in public housing and the effects of thearchitecture on its inhabitants PLEASE do yourself a favor and get a copyof this wonderful book.Every architect and planner should read this bookregardless of what they design as these guidelines will improve anybuilding built or any city planned. ... Read more

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Informative and Well Researched
Peter Greenwood's book is primarily an academic study that exhaustively analyzes prevention programs that particularly target at-risk youth in context of the juvenile justice system. But he goes well beyond juvenile justice by exploring almost all facets of prevention programs aimed at children, including those acknowledged as genuinely evidence-based programs and their counterpart, those that wind up being ineffective and a waste of money because they haven't been subjected to rigorous evaluation. (The DARE program, "boot camps," and Scared Straight are chief among those known to have failed.)

Greenwood's analysis is both thorough and provocative, but he goes one step further than analysis by including an evaluation of the politics at play. Serious business, indeed.

This is a good addition to the library of anyone interested in criminal justice, prevention programs, research methodology, and how political will is shaped. And, although it generally is academic in nature, it's sufficiently readable for lay people who just want to know a little more about the subject. ... Read more

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In papers delivered at a conference co-sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Justice and Rutgers University, scholars and business analysts explore how criminological knowledge can help prevent crimes by and against businesses. Topics include: the impact of crime on business; preventing retail thefts; prevention and the auto industry; making crime prevention pay; public-private partnerships; crime prevention and the insurance industry; the private security industry; real estate development and crime prevention; and others. The contributing authors are: Cressida Bridgeman, John Burrows, Dennis Challinger, Ronald V. Clarke, John E. Eck, Robert DiLonardo, Marcus Felson, Kim Hazelbaker, Richard C. Hollinger, Roger A. Litton, Robert D. McCrie, Richard B. Peiser, Clifford Shearing and Jan J.M. van Dijk. ... Read more

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Written by a pioneer in the field, this book introduces readers to the cutting edge field of criminal analysis. Its lively, easy-to-read writing style combines theory, case studies, and applications to impart the necessary skills for preventing crime in the future. The book brings together coverage of criminal analysis, GIS crime mapping, and emerging technologies to show readers how to utilize these tools to help create strategies to suppress and prevent crime. For twenty-first century crime fighters.

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Excellent Contribution to the Field of Criminal Analysis
Introductory Criminal Analysis is an insightful book that covers the field of criminal analysis.The eclectic chapters offer a broad spectrum of topics that include:crime analysis, crime mapping, criminal investigative analysis, and intelligence analysis. I recommend this book to anyone interested in criminal analysis and related disciplines.The book bridges the gap between theory and application for law enforcement agencies.The content is offered in an interesting and informative format that encourages readers to explore the topic in more detail.I enjoyed reading the book and feel it enhanced my knowledge of the subject matter. ... Read more

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Reviewing the Reviewer: David Redmon
I haven't read the book, but I do intend to purchase it based on the unfavorable review of David Redmon. I hadn't encountered a thought process or vocabulary such as his since taking a couple of undergraduate sociology courses for easy A's in the early & mid'70's. I could not avoid breaking up & laughing out loud at my office when I read, "Gaining self-control only ensures that people will remain docile, obediant & less resistant." Far-f___ing out, Man! (I hope he doesn't bring his kids to any restaurant where I'm eating, as I'm sure his disdain for self-control & obediance will be reflected in their running wild & yelling, much to the displeasure of those of us who believe self-control & obediance are frequently virtues.)
This fellow is a caricature of the Leftist/Marxist-chic student so popular when Communism (not to mention a disregard for more traditional values) was perceived to be on the rise 30 some years ago. Although Communism has been consigned to the proverbial junk-heap of history since then--and a long lost respect for traditional values has emerged--Mr. Redmon no doubt laments those developments, if he's even cognizant of them.
I can't wait to read his other reviews. It will be like entering a time warp & remembering my carefree college days.

Not the "general" theory of crime
Gottfredson and Hirschi's theory of crime commission rests upon basic mostly unstated assumptions about human nature that people are essentially born selfish and with the desires to seek out pleasure and avoid pain.It is only through socialization that we learn how to control these impulses and delay gratification, so we can seek pleasure through society's legitimate means and avoid harming others.It is no surprise that they develop their definition of crime around this idea:"acts of force or fraud undertaken in the pursuit of self-interest." (p. 15).

There are, of course, several things wrong with this definition.They examine in their book behavior that does not meet this definition, such as drug use (not an act of force or fraud, although it fits the normally-conceived definition of a "crime" as being "illegal").Furthermore, not all crimes are undertaken in the pursuit of self-interest (or at least ONLY in self-interest), for example, altruistic crimes and civil disobedience.

While studies that have actually tested it show it to be an important theory, many use behavioral measures lack external validity:they measure low self-control with the dependent variable itself by saying we can recognize people who have low self-control by their crimes and vise versa.This is a circular argument. Other studies question whether self-control is truly stable throughout the life course, which is one of the major premises of the book.

It's an interesting conceptual idea, but the theory as laid out in this book alone is hardly the "general theory of crime."

Perfect For What It Is
This book is the best presentation of control theory in criminology. If you are prone to Marxist criminology, this book will drive you nuts. The problem that G&H run into a lot, however, is what makes a crime a crime. If a man saved a baby from being inside a locked car by breaking the front window, how exactly is that different (in terms of property damage) from a gang member getting his kicks -- breaking a car window at random? Why is one act right, but the other act wrong? The consequences are the same. So is crime all about intention and not consequences? G&H could have clarified this point more.

The Best Book On Crime and Criminals in the 20th Century
"A general theory of crime" represents a paradigm shift in the way we think about crime and criminals. Like any other scientific paradigm shift, there has been great resistance to the theory by sociologists who continue to blame crime on social deprivation, poverty and other social causes. The book discredits old sociological theories and illustrates that the cause of crime is poor parenting and the failure of parents to teach their children to delay gratification. Since the book's publication, it has been the most widely tested theory in criminology with substantial empirical support. If you want to understand the mind of a criminal offender and the nature of criminality, this is the book for you. The book also describes the necessary conditions for individual crimes to occur, a section that is valuable for readers who want to prevent their own victimization. In addition, the book demonstrates that offenders do not specialize in crime types like murder and sex crimes; instead, offenders tend to commit a wide variety of crimes and engage in a variety of self-destructive behaviors like drinking, drugging, speeding, traffic accidents, and promiscuous sex. Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the general theory is the data presented that links age and crime, with peak arrest rates occurring between the ages of 17 and 19 and precipitously dropping off after the teenage years. The implications of the book for preventing crime are that we need to spend more money on early childhood programs that teach parents how to love their children and instill in them the self-control they need to delay gratification (such staying in school) and generally engage in long-term rather than short-term thinking.

An effect of panopticism
The general theory of crime is part of neo-liberal discourse that finds its roots in panopticism. Panopticism is a method of social control that functions by having people watch themselves, so that no one else, such as the police, intervenes. In other words, people produce a self that, in turn, polices itself via self-control. In essence, people are their own police and, for this reason, they become extremely individualized.

As much as Gottfredson and Hirschi would like to think they have provided an "original" contribution to the literature in sociology/criminology, their thesis is nothing more than a reworked version of both panopticism and the christian religion. For instance, low self-control is the frail human who is sinful, opportunity is temptation, and guardianship (physical, self, or perceived) is god.High self-control, of course, is panopticism.Furthermore, their thesis completely dismisses class, culture, and power as explanations for why people "deviate." My suggestion is to read Foucault, and then read a general theory of crime as a way to situate it within a framework of panopticism. Gaining self-control only ensures that people will remain docile, obedient, and less resistant.

Finally, Gottfredson and Hirschi offer absolutely no critical analysis of how their theory discursively INVENTS people as subjects of themselves. In other words, their "theory" is not about "discovering" the "causes" of crime; instead, it is an attempt to map out a technique of power that can be used to confine, correct, discipline, and subtly punish people who "deviate" from "high self-control" and mainstream society. In other words, it is about maintaining control over people so they become better workers who fit in nicely with a capitalist society that is based on production. My recommendation is to read Discipline and Punish and move on to more informed and critical analyses of deviance and crime. Forget Gottfredson and Hirschi! ... Read more

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Deterrence is at the heart of the preventive aspiration of criminal justice.Deterrence, whether through preventive patrol by police officers or stiff prison sentences for violent offenders, is the principal mechanism through which the central feature of criminal justice, the exercise of state authority, works -- it is hoped -- to diminish offending and enhance public safety.And however well we think deterrence works, it clearly often does not work nearly as well as we would like -- and often at very great cost.Drawing on a wide range of scholarly literatures and real-world experience, Kennedy argues that we should reframe the ways in which we think about and produce deterrence.He argues that many of the ways in which we seek to deter crime in fact facilitate offending; that simple steps such as providing clear information to offenders could transform deterrence; that communities may be far more effective than legal authorities in deterring crime; that apparently minor sanctions can deter more effectively than draconian ones; that groups, rather than individual offenders, should often be the focus of deterrence; that existing legal tools can be used in unusual but greatly more effective ways; that even serious offenders can be reached through deliberate moral engagement; and that authorities, communities, and offenders -- no matter how divided -- share and can occupy hidden common ground. The result is a sophisticated but ultimately common-sense and profoundly hopeful case that we can and should use new deterrence strategies to address some of our most important crime problems.Drawing on and expanding on the lessons of groundbreaking real-world work like Boston's Operation Ceasefire -- credited with the "Boston Miracle" of the 1990s -- "Deterrence and Crime Prevention" is required reading for scholars, law enforcement practitioners, and all with an interest in public safety and the health of communities. ... Read more

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Outrageously Expensive
It looks like a very interesting book, but the price is outrageous. Something like a dollar per sheet of paper. I don't think the ideas promoted by this text will get very far at that price.

A breaththrough insight in crime control
From Boston's Cease-Fire to the High Point low-arrest drug-market crackdown, David Kennedy has been going around the country working crime-control miracles for nearly two decades now.Now he's written down the formula, and the thinking behind it.No one serious about crime control can afford not to read this book ... Read more

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* How can criminological, sociological and historical perspectives illuminate the elusive concept of crime prevention?

* Are we witnessing a new governance of crime control?

* What are the futures of crime prevention in late modernity?

This book offers a comprehensive overview of current and historical debates about crime prevention in particular and social control more generally. It moves beyond the traditional boundaries of criminology and offers an original re-framing of the field of crime prevention based on a synthesis of exciting new thinking in social theory. In particular, recent theorising around late modernity, risk society, communitarianism and globalization are put forward as important ways of linking trends in crime prevention to wider social transformations.

This innovative text looks at the contested history of crime prevention in the modern era and considers present and future trends in social control in late modernity. Hughes focuses on the question of the "managerialization" of crime prevention in recent decades, the extent to which crime control may become dominated by privatized security and insurance against risks, and the attractions and pitfalls of informal community-based approaches. Understanding Crime Prevention will be essential reading for students and researchers in the field as well as many professional and lay people interested in crime prevention and community safety. ... Read more

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Understanding Crime Prevention, Second Edition is a revamping of a popular classic written by NCPI, the primary training school for crime prevention officers in the country. It is a basic introduction to the concepts of crime prevention and security techniques and equipment which aid the crime prevention effort. The fundamental material has been updated with current and contemporary examples.



*Includes glossary of crime prevention terms

*Includes an instructor's manual

*Practical, basic and comprehensive introduction to
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Great Beginners Guide to Crime Prevention
This is a highly useful book about crime prevention methodology. The material is current, factual, timely and clearly readable. Well documented with graphs and tables.The only real problem I found was in Chapter 3 there is a reference to "Associations" listed in Chapter 11.They aren't there.Otherwise a useful book and well worth the cover price.I strongly recommend this book for Facilities managers, loss/crime prevention specialists, security professionals of all types and everyone interested in safer communities. ... Read more

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Rising crime rates of all types indicate the need for crime prevention not only in government but also in business and neighborhoods. Security and Crime Prevention, Second Edition, contains the practical information necessary for creating safe and secure communities, businesses, and individuals.

This highly readable and useful reference contains the most up-to-date material and has been adopted by many colleges and universities as the standard textbook in the field. In addition it provides the professional with the most effective information for personal, business and community-based loss prevention and private security.
Robert L. O'Block taught at the college level for 17 years and was a full professor and department head of an Administration of Justice baccalaureate program before leaving academia to become Executive Director of the American Board of Forensic Examiners. Dr. O'Block earned his Ph.D. form Kansas State University where his work centered on criminology, sociology, psychology, administration, and education. His articles have appeared in the journals The Police Chief and The Journal of Police Science and Administration. Dr. O'Block is a winner of Oregon State University's Distinguished Educational Research Award, and his personal biography was published in American Men and Women Of Science.
Joseph F. Donnermeyer is Director of the National Rural Crime Prevention Center and an associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at the Ohio State University. He previously served as a crime prevention specialist for the Indiana Cooperative Extension Service at Purdue University. Mr. Donnermeyer is a member of the Ohio Crime Prevention Association, the Rural Sociological Society, and the American Sociological Sociological Society.
Stephen E. Doeren is an assistant professor and the graduate program coordinator in the Department of Administration of Justice at the Wichita State University. He is a member of the graduate faculty and formerly served as the undergraduate coordinator in the Department from 1977 to 1982. In addition to his academic background in criminal justice, Dr. Doeren has supervisory-level criminal justice agency experience. He has served as a correctional treatment administrator and penologist with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Dr.Doeren is active in such professional organizations as the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, and the National Corrections Recreation Association. ... Read more

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Despite the vast size of the worldwide illicit drug market,little is known about the structure of the distribution process indifferent countries, the way in which markets respond to changes in supplyand demand, and the impact of law enforcement. Much of the research thathas been done has sought to develop academic theory, with limitedattention to the policy implications. Thus, public and political debateabout illegal drugs have remained largely insulated from existingresearch. This book attempts to draw researchers a little closer topolicy, and to encourage politicians and their advisers to engage morewillingly with the research community. The book has its origins in aconference held at John Jay College in New York City, at which leadingacademics and policy advisers in the U.S. and Europe described their mostrecent research and drew out the implications for drug control policies.

Chapter topics include: Crack cocaine distribution and abuse in NewYork; How young Britons obtain their drugs; Impact of heroin prescriptionon heroin markets in Switzerland; Women as consumers of illegaldrugs; Typology of illegal drug markets; Heroin use and dealing in anEnglish Asian community; Swedish drug markets and policy; Albanians andillicit drugs in Italy; Geographic analysis of illegal drug markets inDelaware; Drug trafficking as a cottage industry (Washington-Baltimorearea); Structure of a large drug trafficking organization in New YorkCity; Performance management indicators and drug law enforcement; andConnecting drug policy and research on drug markets. ... Read more