Crime Prevention
A Critical Introduction
- Karen Evans - University College London, UK
The book also assesses how governments' approaches to serious crime, the war on terror, human rights and race and immigration policies have influenced ideas about community safety and crime prevention. It offers a handy glossary, along with suggestions for further reading, in order to enhance understanding of critical issues.
Accessible and compelling, this book is essential reading for students of criminology, criminal justice and social policy. It is also an indispensable analytical tool for professionals working within the criminal justice arena.
This book is a useful supplement to the key readings in this area.
I have actually adopted this for both UG and PG students. The focus and content of the book is very different from most of the other material in this area. I hope that Dr Evans is working on a sequel.
Karen Evans provides a detailed critical review of strategies adopted in order to engage communities in a joint task of reducing crime. The practical issues associated with such a task are presented in the context of changing political and ideological structures, not least the move towards more sophisticated crime control strategies.
For students, Evans presents the complexities of the 'Third Way' in an accessible way, emphasizing the multifarious task of community engagement.
An excellent text for undergraduate, postgraduate and researchers.
An interesting and coherent introduction to Crime prevention, particularly useful for critical Criminology undergraduate courses
Good overview of a number of policy areas and issues around crime prevention
A concise and up-to-date account of crime prevention theory, practice and research written to be accessible and interesting to both academics and students.
Useful in the very narrow area of prevention
The title of this book belies the in depth analytical and critical approach taken to a wide range of crime prevention issues. Asw such it is well worth the undergraduate student using this to help them frame their debates
This book explains what policing is, what the police do, the context for policing and what are the main issues it faces and challenges it poses.
A useful introdutory text for undergraduate students. Provides a detailed analysis of crime prevention policies and practice in the UK.
