Preventing Crime and Violence

Part 1: Introduction to Criminology, Criminal Justice and Prevention.- Definition and Scope of the Problem.- Costs of Crime.- Part 2: Theoretical Foundations to Preventing Crime and Violence.- Social Learning.- Strain.- Social Control.- Self-Control.- Social Disorganization.- Routine Activities.- Implications of Theory for Preventing Crime and Violence.- Part 3: Life Course Development and Crime.- Introduction.- Pre-Natal and Infancy.- Childhood and Pre-Adolescence.- Adolescent and Early Adulthood.- Late Adulthood/Elder Abuse.- Implications of Development for Preventing Crime and Violence.- Part 4: Methodological Issues in Crime Prevention Research.- Introduction.- Research Designs.- Propensity Score Matching.- Survival Models.- Growth Mixture Models: Criminal Careers.- Spatial Regression: Hot Spots.- Poisson and Negative Binomial Models: Crime Counts.- Cost Analytic Studies.- The Importance of Methodological Designs in the Study of Crime Prevention.- Part 5: Crime Prevention Interventions: What Works?.- Targeting Crime Prevention Across Domains.- Family Focused.- Peers/School Focused.- Community Focused.- Criminal Justice System Focused.- Part 6: Integrating Theory, Method, and Intervention: Preventing Crime and Violence. New Directions.- An International Perspective on Crime Prevention.- Implications of Prevention Science for Crime and Criminal Justice Policy.

"This multiple author, multidisciplinary book extensively covers current theory, research design, and evidence-based primary and secondary prevention programs. ... this book offers a broad and challenging look at the scope of this serious problem, as well as possible solutions that do not involve increased incarceration. ... This book will be a useful reference for crime prevention scholars and for graduate students in this and related areas. ... The book is comprehensive and the chapters are well written ... ." (Jeanne Funk Brockmyer, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017)