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Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices

Autor Steven E. Barkan, Michael A. Rocque
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 20 mai 2020
In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices, criminologists Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque present a well-rounded exploration of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Grounded in criminological theory and emphasizing the social, psychological, and biological roots of crime, this text presents current research, perspectives, and examples that capture the key crime prevention concepts, including the public health model for crime prevention and strategies that integrates theory and practice.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781483375083
ISBN-10: 1483375080
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 187 x 232 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Sage Publications, Inc
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

I am delighted to welcome this extremely informative, clearly-written and wide-ranging textbook on crime prevention. Commendably, it emphasizes a public health approach and reviews the theoretical and empirical bases of prevention programs. It reviews primary prevention (including employment, community, and situational programs), secondary prevention (including family, school, peer, and gang programs), and tertiary prevention (including police, prison, parole, and probation programs). I can confidently recommend that students and others who are interested in  crime prevention will learn a great deal from this book, as I did.
In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies and Practices, Barkan and Rocque have written the definitive textbook on the prevention of crime in contemporary society. Blending the latest scholarship, real-world examples of research for policy change, and top-notch analysis, this book provides an in-depth education on what it means and what it takes to prevent crime.

This text is a well-rounded exploration of crime prevention theory and programming. I enjoyed reading this book as an instructor and I anticipate students will also enjoy it.


Crime Prevention is an excellent compendium of selections by many of the major topics in the discipline.  It covers a variety of theories and practices from traditional ones to up-to-date! . . . Easy-to-follow for everyone even if someone does not have any connection to crime prevention.



 I have colleagues who teach this course as well and I would simply say “It’s Stephen Lab’s book without the unnecessary filler and with up to date research and examples.” That is truly what it is. I would hope that the author[s] would take that as a compliment, because he just surpassed (in my opinion) the hands down best crime prevention text on the market.
This crime prevention text thoroughly and evenly offers students crime prevention theory, strategies, and research in a useful, informative manner. . . Strong theory presentation. Strong research support. Balanced in a fair way.




The Barkan [and Rocque] text is a crime prevention text providing an overview of explanatory research and associated policy in a variety of areas consistently discussed in an undergraduate crime prevention and policy-related text.


Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I: Introduction: Why Crime Prevention?
Chapter 1: The Crime Problem in the United States
The Amount and Cost of Crime
Unaffordable Justice: The Failure of Mass Incarceration
Chapter 2: Public Health and the Study of Crime Prevention
The Public Health Model
Studying Crime and Crime Prevention
Chapter 3: Setting the Stage: The Individual Roots of Crime
Preview of The Discussion
Biological Factors Then and Now
Psychological Factors: Mental Illness and Personality
Cognitive Processes and Motivation: Rational Choice and Deterrence
Chapter 4: Setting the Stage: The Environmental Roots of Crime
Community and Situational Factors
Families, Friends, and Schools
Sociodemographic Correlates of Crime
The Need for Multifaceted Crime Prevention
Part II: Primary Crime Prevention: Focus on the Social and Physical Environments
Chapter 5: Economic and Employment Strategies
Poverty and Crime
Employment and Crime
Reducing Poverty and Promoting Stable Employment
Chapter 6: Community and Neighborhood Approaches
Community Risk Factors for Crime
Early Community Crime Prevention Approaches
Contemporary Community Crime Prevention Approaches
Community Crime Prevention and Substance Abuse
Difficulties with Community Crime Prevention
Chapter 7: Situational Crime Prevention
Situational Crime Prevention: Background
Theoretical Background: Routine Activities and Rational Choice Theory
Situational Crime Prevention: The Basics
Situational Crime Prevention: Evidence
Situational Crime Prevention: Critiques
Preventing Gun Violence
Part III: Secondary Crime Prevention: Focus on Families, Schools, and Peers
Chapter 8: Parents, Children, and Families
Parenting and Child Outcomes
Parenting Programs and Crime Prevention
Early Childhood and Family Programs
How Do Parent/Family Programs Work?
Preventing Family Violence
Chapter 9: Schools and Crime Prevention
Schools and Risk Factors for Crime
Preventing Crime in the School
Crime Prevention Programs in Schools: Developmental Approaches
Chapter 10: Peers, Gangs, and Youth Crime
Youth Crime: Facts and Figures
Peers and Youth Crime
Gangs and Crime
Part IV: Tertiary Crime Prevention: Focus on Criminal Justice
Chapter 11: Policing and Crime Prevention
History of Policing
Deterrence Theory and Policing
What Does Not Work?
What Seems to Work?
Controversies in Police Crime Prevention
Chapter 12: Prisons and Crime Prevention
Prisons: A Brief History
From We Think It Works, To Nothing Works, To What Works
What Works in Prison Corrections?
Experiences in Prison and Recidivism
Chapter 13: Community Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Reentry
Understanding Probation and Parole
Probation and Crime Prevention
Parole and Crime Prevention
Part V: Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Crime Prevention
Chapter 14: Epilogue: The Promise and Challenge of Crime Prevention
What Have You Learned?
Lessons from Canada and Western Europe
The Future of Crime Prevention in the United States
Glossary
Index

Notă biografică

Steven E. Barkan is professor of sociology at the University of Maine. His published works include several textbooks and numerous journal articles in criminology, criminal justice, law and society, and sociology. He served as president of both the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) and the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, as chair of the Law and Society Division of SSSP, and as a council member for the Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Strongly committed to undergraduate education, he currently serves on the advisory board of the ASA Honors Program and served on the council of Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology undergraduate honorary society.

Descriere

In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices, criminologists Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque present a well-rounded exploration of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Grounded in criminological theory and emphasizing the social, psychological, and biological roots of crime, this text presents current research, perspectives, and examples that capture the key crime prevention concepts, including the public health model for crime prevention and strategies that integrates theory and practice.