| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 235 pages) : illustrations |
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Reducing crime / Cynthia McDougall, Amanda E. Perry and David P. Farrington -- Methodology of the UK review of evidence / Amanda E. Perry -- Alcohol and drug treatments / Mary McMurran -- Diversion from prosecution at court and effective sentencing / Carol Hedderman and Mike Hough -- Probation and prison interventions / Caroline Friendship and Mia Debidin -- CCTV and street lighting : comparative effects on crime / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington -- Situational burglary and housing interventions / Trevor Bennett -- Economic methodology and evaluations : the costs and benefits of criminal justice interventions / Raymond Swaray -- Overview of effectiveness of criminal justice interventions in the UK / Cynthia McDougall, Amanda E. Perry and David P. Farrington |
| Summary |
Based on extensive research initiated by the UK Home Office, Reducing Crime offers an objective look at the effectiveness of criminal justice interventions in the reduction of crime. Bringing together information about where, for whom and at what cost these interventions are effective, the book examines alcohol prevention and drug treatment studies; courts, sentencing and police interventions; probation and prison interventions; and situational burglary and housing interventions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Crime prevention -- Great Britain -- Evaluation
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- Evaluation
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Criminology -- Great Britain
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Evaluation research (Social action programs) -- Great Britain
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Criminal justice, Administration of
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Crime prevention -- Evaluation
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Evaluation
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Criminology
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Evaluation research (Social action programs)
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Perry-Kessaris, Amanda.
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McDougall, Cynthia.
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Farrington, David P.
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| ISBN |
0470023759 |
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9780470023754 |
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9780470713532 |
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0470713534 |
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0470668466 |
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9780470668467 |
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