Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices

by Adam Sutton , Adrian Cherney , Rob White

• ISBN13: 9780521684255
• ISBN10: 0521684250
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices provides a comprehensive, example-based overview of prevention theory and practice. Unlike other books, it argues that contemporary governments can and should embrace crime prevention as a policy alternative to 'law and order' and unlike most criminologists, the book's authors contend that crime prevention strategies should include both social prevention (programs addressing social causes of delinquency) and environmental prevention (reducing crime by minimising opportunities). After arguing the case for prevention, Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices provides an overview of key approaches and analytical frameworks, and explains theories and techniques of both social and environmental prevention. Other issues discussed include program evaluation; crime prevention in Australia, the U.K., other western European countries and the U.S.; crime prevention in public places; and crime prevention and public disorder. This book is essential reading for professionals and students in the areas of crime prevention, criminology and sociology.

Author Biography

Rob White is Professor of Sociology in the School of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Tasmania. Adrian Cherney is Lecturer in the School of Justice at the Queensland University of Technology, Adam Sutton is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Melbourne.

Table of Contents

Preface and acknowledgments	p. ix
Theory
Introduction: Crime prevention and community safety in Australia	p. 3
Key approaches and frameworks	p. 12
Introduction	p. 12
Prevention of crime as disputed terrain	p. 14
Crime and everyday life	p. 17
Classifications of crime prevention	p. 21
Crime prevention versus community safety	p. 25
Crime prevention and problem solving	p. 26
Conclusion	p. 29
Social prevention	p. 32
Introduction	p. 32
Cambridge-Somerville: The perils of social prevention	p. 34
Structure and agency	p. 35
Approaches to social prevention	p. 36
From theory to policy	p. 39
Limits to social prevention	p. 41
The future	p. 43
Conclusion	p. 46
Environmental prevention	p. 48
Introduction	p. 48
SCP and CPTED	p. 50
SCP: Principles and approaches	p. 51
The importance of opportunity	p. 51
Key situational techniques	p. 52
Critiques of SCP	p. 54
Situational analysis: Being creative	p. 58
CPTED: Impact and use of the physical environment	p. 60
CPTED pioneers	p. 61
Core CPTED techniques	p. 62
Influence on policy and practice	p. 64
Applying CPTED	p. 67
Conclusion	p. 68
Evaluating crime prevention	p. 70
Introduction	p. 70
Different methods of evaluation	p. 71
Outcome evaluation	p. 72
Experimental method	p. 73
Quasi-experimental designs	p. 74
Non-experimental method	p. 75
Systematic reviews	p. 76
Cost-benefit analysis	p. 78
Process evaluation	p. 80
Developing an evidence base	p. 82
Building local capacity	p. 86
Measuring the political	p. 88
Conclusion	p. 90
Practice
From research to policy	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
France: Politics	p. 95
The Netherlands: A genuine alternative?	p. 98
The United Kingdom: Ambition	p. 101
Australia: Working together?	p. 105
The way forward	p. 107
Conclusion	p. 112
Prevention in public places	p. 114
Introduction	p. 114
Community participation and social inclusion	p. 115
Involving youth in crime prevention	p. 118
Lessons from the streets	p. 121
Planning and design issues	p. 122
Shopping centres and public malls	p. 123
Planning processes	p. 123
Management protocols	p. 123
Participation and service provision	p. 124
Crime prevention and community spaces	p. 125
The public mall	p. 126
Youth-friendly shopping centres	p. 128
Conclusion	p. 133
Dealing with social disorder	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Multipronged approaches	p. 136
Ambiguities of public space	p. 138
Graffiti and social disorder	p. 140
Graffiti removal campaigns	p. 143
Target hardening	p. 143
Discouraging and/or displacing graffiti	p. 143
Community involvement	p. 144
Graffitists' involvement	p. 144
Youth gangs and social conflict	p. 147
Unexpected disruptions to the community	p. 151
Conclusion	p. 154
Planning the future	p. 155
Introduction	p. 155
Metropolis City	p. 158
Learning from the past	p. 160
Planning for the future	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 162
References	p. 164
Index	p. 185
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