NCJ Number
61503
Date Published
1979
Length
142 pages
Annotation
A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH ABSTRACTS IS PRESENTED ON PREVENTION MEASURES FOR SPECIFIC CRIMES AND CRIME PREVENTION SYSTEMS FOR HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES.
Abstract
CRIME PREVENTION PUBLICATIONS LISTED DEAL WITH VANDALISM, SHOPLIFTING, NUCLEAR MATERIALS THEFT, PILFERAGE, ASSAULT, RAPE, MURDER, STOLEN GOODS FENCING, BOOK THEFT, AND LARCENY. LAW ENFORCEMENT STUDIES NOT CONCERNED DIRECTLY WITH CRIME PREVENTION ARE EXCLUDED. SOME OF THE INVESTIGATIONS DEAL WITH STATISTICS AND PREVENTION OF CRIME THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICES. POLICE PLANNING AND TRAINING TO REDUCE CRIME ARE MENTIONED, BUT POLICE OPERATIONS IN GENERAL ARE DOCUMENTED IN ANOTHER BIBLIOGRAPHY. A TOTAL OF 134 ABSTRACTS ARE INCLUDED, 61 OF WHICH ARE NEW ENTRIES TO THE PREVIOUS EDITION; THE SEARCH PERIOD COVERED 1977 THROUGH JUNE 1979. IN ADDITION TO ABSTRACTS, PUBLICATION CITATIONS INCLUDE TITLE, CORPORATE AUTHOR, SPONSORING AGENCY, SUBJECT CATEGORIES, PAGES IN REPORT, REPORT DATE, KEYWORDS, ORDER NUMBER, MICROFICHE PRICE CODE, AND PAPER COPY PRICE CODE. MOST DOCUMENTS CITED ARE AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE, AND IF NOT, THE SOURCE FROM WHICH IT MAY BE OBTAINED IS INDICATED. (RCB)