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This book examines evidence-based crime prevention through the use of the rigorous methodology of systematic reviews. It brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime.
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Table of Content
What Works for Children.- Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.- Early Parent Training.- Child Social Skills Training.- What Works for Offenders.- Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions.- Boot Camps.- Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs.- Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment.- Costs and Benefits of Sentencing.- What Works for Victims.- Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs to Reduce Domestic Violence.- Restorative Justice to Reduce Victimization.- Preventing Repeat Residential Burglary Victimization.- What Works for Places.- Policing Crime Hot Spots.- Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance.- Improved Street Lighting.- Policy Choices for A Safer Society.- Conclusions and Directions From Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 244 ● ISBN 9780387691695 ● File size 2.3 MB ● Editor Brandon C. Welsh & David P. Farrington ● Publisher Springer New York ● City NY ● Country US ● Published 2007 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2145488 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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