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Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations
Steven P. Lab
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Description for Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations
Paperback. Revised edition of the author's Crime prevention, 2014. Num Pages: 466 pages, 18 colour illustrations, 61 colour tables, 18 colour line drawings. BIC Classification: JKVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 916.
Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, 9th Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of the origins of crime, as well as of public policy that can reduce or prevent deviance. The book examines a range of approaches to preventing crime and elucidates their respective goals. Strategies include primary prevention measures designed to prevent conditions that foster deviance; secondary prevention measures directed toward persons or conditions with a high potential for deviance; and tertiary prevention measures to deal with persons who have already committed crimes. This edition provides research ... Read more
Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations, 9th Edition, meets the needs of students and instructors for engaging, evidence-based, impartial coverage of the origins of crime, as well as of public policy that can reduce or prevent deviance. The book examines a range of approaches to preventing crime and elucidates their respective goals. Strategies include primary prevention measures designed to prevent conditions that foster deviance; secondary prevention measures directed toward persons or conditions with a high potential for deviance; and tertiary prevention measures to deal with persons who have already committed crimes. This edition provides research ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
915g
Number of Pages
452
Place of Publication
Cincinnati, United States
ISBN
9780323357722
SKU
V9780323357722
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Ref
99-2
About Steven P. Lab
Steven P. Lab is Professor of Criminal Justice and Chair of the Department of Human Services. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminology from the Florida State University School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Dr. Lab is the author or coauthor of five books, the editor/coeditor of two readers, and coeditor of one encyclopedia. He is the author of more than ... Read more
Reviews for Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices, and Evaluations
This is a clear and comprehensive approach to crime prevention. The focus of the book is applied and practical, which makes it ideal for the classroom. The new edition provides an excellent in-depth coverage of what works in crime prevention, and how prevention programs are evaluated to assess their impact on crime and fear of victimization. It is an essential ... Read more