Handbook on crime and delinquency prevention
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Handbook on crime and delinquency prevention
Greenwood Press, c1987
Available at 10 libraries
Note
Bibliography: p. [347]-357
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Handbook clearly points out that although the literature on crime prevention is voluminous, the social conditions that invoke criminality are resistant to social change. The articles repeatedly demand a critical evaluation of prevention theories and programs, and call for accountability within the crime-prevention profession. The collection will serve as a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners as well as for academics. The volume includes an excellent directory of crime/delinquency-prevention organizations and a supplementary bibliography. Choice
In recent years, the idea of prevention as a means of controlling crime has gained unprecedented popularity. Advocates of crime prevention frequently see its proactive nature to be superior to the reactive stance of typical law enforcement. Yet major questions continue to arise about what prevention is, how it can be carried out, to whom it should be directed and where it can best be implemented. Elmer E. Johnson has drawn together a variety of perspectives in an effort to provide an integrated analysis of fundamental concepts relating to the preventive approach.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: The "What," "How," "Who," and "Where" of Prevention by Elmer H. Johnson Crime Control: Deterrence and Target Hardening by Meryl M. and Maurice M. Bell Environmental Design as a Rational for Prevention by James L. LeBeau Treatment and Behavior Change in Juvenile Deliquents by Gerald E. Davidson The Community and Prevention by Robert Weiss Police and Crime Prevention: A Political Approach by Robert A. Lorinska Preventive Function of the Courts by Nancy Travis Wolfe Schooling and Delinquency by J. David Hawkins and Denise M. Lishner Social Service and Citizen Involvement by Robert B. Coates Dealing with Crime on the Streets by John Conrad The Preventive Effects of the Family on Delinquency by Joseph H. Rankin and L. Edward Wells Prevention in Business and Industry by Elmer H. Johnson Public Facilities by Sidney E. Matthews and Elmer H. Johnson Evaluation: How Does It Work? by Jim C. Hackler Appendix A: Supplementary Selected Biography Appendix B: Directory of Selected Organizations Index
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