Making public places safer
Subtitle: surveillance and crime prevention
By: Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington.
Contributors: Farrington, David P.
Series: Studies in crime and public policy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780195326215
Subjects: Crime prevention -- United States; Public spaces -- United States; Public safety -- United States; Security systems; Closed circuit television
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The politics of surveillance for crime prevention; title: How might surveillance measures reduce crime?; title: Evidence-based crime prevention; title: Closed-circuit television; title: Improved street lighting; title: Security guards, place managers, and defensible space; title: Safer streets, safer cities: policy choices for America; title: Conclusions and future directions.