Building a safer society

By David P. Farrington, Michael H. Tonry

Subjects: Preventie, Crime, united states, Crime, Prävention, Criminaliteit, Aufsatzsammlung, Kriminalität, Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer, Sociale veiligheid, Crime prevention, Prevention & control

Description: Building a Safer Society transcends national and disciplinary boundaries to summarize what is known about different strategic approaches to crime prevention. Some strategies include preventing criminal potential in high-risk groups, changing social conditions that influence crime, and reducing opportunities for the occurrence of crime. The contributors explore various methods of developmental, community, and situational prevention, as well as traditional law enforcement tactics.