Preventing Crime : What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places

Preventing Crime What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places

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Crime prevention should be rational and should be based on the best possible evidence. Decision-makers should weigh heavily any available evidence on what works best. How can a program that has produced no discernable evidence of effectiveness, as shown through numerous evaluations, be considered fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Otros Autores: Welsh, Brandon C. (-), Farrington, David P.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York 2007.
Colección:Springer eBooks.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32726016*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • What Works for Children
  • Evidence-Based Crime Prevention
  • Early Parent Training
  • Child Social Skills Training
  • What Works for Offenders
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
  • Boot Camps
  • Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs
  • Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment
  • Costs and Benefits of Sentencing
  • What Works for Victims
  • Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs to Reduce Domestic Violence
  • Restorative Justice to Reduce Victimization
  • Preventing Repeat Residential Burglary Victimization
  • What Works for Places
  • Policing Crime Hot Spots
  • Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance
  • Improved Street Lighting
  • Policy Choices for A Safer Society
  • Conclusions and Directions From Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.

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