The Geography of Crime (Rle Social & Cultural Geography)

Herausgeber: Evans, David; Herbert, David

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book examines data sources, discusses different crimes and ways of studying them and considers the fear of crime. The criminal justice system in the UK is examined in detail, including policy, the operations of community and police committees and an account of the experience of crime prevention policies in Britain and North America is also given.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781138989368
• ISBN-10: 1138989363
• Artikelnr.: 44314220

Autorenporträt

Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field

Inhaltsangabe

1. Crime and Place: An Introduction 2. Counting Crime and Analysing Risks:
The British Crime Survey 3. Assault and Heat Stress: Dallas As A Case Study
4. Micro-Environments of Violence 5. Geographical Analyses of Residential
Burglary 6. Disposition and Situation: Two Sides of the Same Crime 7. Crime
in Poland: Trends, Regional Patterns, and Neighbourhood Awareness 8.
Behavioural Geography and Criminal Behaviour 9. Burglars' Choice of Targets
10. Social Relations, Neighbourhood Structure, and the Fear of Crime in
Britain 11. The Geography of Social Control: Clarifying Some Themes 12.
Policing and the Criminal Area 13. Contesting Consultation: The Political
Geography of Police-Community Consultation in London 14. Variations in
Punishment in England and Wales 15. Crime Prevention: The British
Experience 16. Crime Prevention: The North American Experience