| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 440 pages) |
| Contents |
Preventing crime / Lawrence W. Sherman [and others] -- Maryland Scientific Methods Scale / David P. Farrington [and others] -- Family-based crime prevention / David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh -- School-based crime prevention / Denise G. Gottfredson, David B. Wilson and Stacy Skroban Najaka -- Communities and crime prevention / Brandon C. Welsh and Akemi Hoshi -- Labor markets and crime risk factors / Shawn D. Bushway and Peter Reuter -- Preventing crime at places / John E. Eck -- Policing for crime prevention / Lawrence W. Sherman and John E. Eck -- Reducing the criminal activities of known offenders and delinquents : crime prevention in the courts and corrections / Doris Layton MacKenzie -- Conclusion, What works, what doesn't, what's promising, and future directions / Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington |
| Summary |
Reviewing more than 600 scientific evaluations of programs intended to prevent crime, this book is an understandable source of information about what works, what does not work and what is promising in preventing crime |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
20-CRI04 |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Crime prevention.
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Biomedical Research -- methods
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Research Design
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Biological Science Disciplines -- education
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Crime prevention
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Kriminalität
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Prävention
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Criminaliteit.
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Preventie.
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Crimes et criminels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sherman, Lawrence W
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| ISBN |
0203166698 |
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9780203166697 |
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0415270472 |
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9780415270472 |
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1134489838 |
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9781134489831 |
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1280112441 |
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9781280112447 |
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0203281799 |
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9780203281796 |
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