Handbook on Crime and Delinquency Prevention - Couverture rigide

Johnson, Elmer H.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 031324023X ISBN 13 : 9780313240232

Editeur : Greenwood Press, 1987

Synopsis

The Handbook clearly points out that although the literature on crime prevention is voluminous, the social conditions that invoke criminality are resistant to social change. The articles repeatedly demand a critical evaluation of prevention theories and programs, and call for accountability within the crime-prevention profession. The collection will serve as a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners as well as for academics. The volume includes an excellent directory of crime/delinquency-prevention organizations and a supplementary bibliography. Choice

In recent years, the idea of prevention as a means of controlling crime has gained unprecedented popularity. Advocates of crime prevention frequently see its proactive nature to be superior to the reactive stance of typical law enforcement. Yet major questions continue to arise about what prevention is, how it can be carried out, to whom it should be directed and where it can best be implemented. Elmer E. Johnson has drawn together a variety of perspectives in an effort to provide an integrated analysis of fundamental concepts relating to the preventive approach.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ELMER H.JOHNSON is Distinguished Professor at the Center for the Study of Crime Delinquency and Corrections at Southern Illinois University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Greenwood Press
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 031324023X
• ISBN 13: 9780313240232
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 413
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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