Building a safer society
Subtitle: strategic approaches to crime prevention
By: edited by Michael Tonry and David P. Farrington.
Contributors: Tonry, Michael H.; Farrington, David P.
Series: Crime and justice,; v. 19; Crime and justice (Chicago, Ill.) ;; v. 19.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 704
Subjects: Crime prevention -- United States.
Description: Building a Safer Society transcends national and disciplinary boundaries to summarize what is known about different strategic approaches to crime prevention. Some strategies include preventing criminal potential in high-risk groups, changing social conditions that influence crime, and reducing opportunities for the occurrence of crime. The contributors explore various methods of developmental, community, and situational prevention, as well as traditional law enforcement tactics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.