Preventing Crime and Violence
This insightful volume integrates criminological theories, prevention science, and empirical findings to create an up-to-date survey of crime prevention research and strategies. Its interdisciplinary perspective expands on our knowledge of risk factors to isolate the malleable mechanisms that produc...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing
2017.
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| Colección: | Advances in Prevention Science.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35694117*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part 1: Introduction to Criminology, Criminal Justice and Prevention
- Definition and Scope of the Problem
- Costs of Crime
- Part 2: Theoretical Foundations to Preventing Crime and Violence
- Social Learning
- Strain
- Social Control
- Self-Control
- Social Disorganization
- Routine Activities
- Implications of Theory for Preventing Crime and Violence
- Part 3: Life Course Development and Crime
- Introduction
- Pre-Natal and Infancy
- Childhood and Pre-Adolescence
- Adolescent and Early Adulthood
- Late Adulthood/Elder Abuse
- Implications of Development for Preventing Crime and Violence
- Part 4: Methodological Issues in Crime Prevention Research
- Introduction
- Research Designs
- Propensity Score Matching
- Survival Models
- Growth Mixture Models: Criminal Careers
- Spatial Regression: Hot Spots
- Poisson and Negative Binomial Models: Crime Counts
- Cost Analytic Studies
- The Importance of Methodological Designs in the Study of Crime Prevention
- Part 5: Crime Prevention Interventions: What Works?
- Targeting Crime Prevention Across Domains
- Family Focused
- Peers/School Focused
- Community Focused
- Criminal Justice System Focused
- Part 6: Integrating Theory, Method, and Intervention: Preventing Crime and Violence. New Directions
- An International Perspective on Crime Prevention
- Implications of Prevention Science for Crime and Criminal Justice Policy.
