NCJ Number
167524
Editor(s)
R Homel
Date Published
1996
Length
188 pages
Annotation
Authors in this volume emphasize the inherently political nature of situational crime prevention and attempt to move situational crime prevention from an almost exclusive preoccupation with the physical environment to consider aspects of the psychological and social environments.
Abstract
Central to the analysis is an effort to identify and classify crime prevention techniques that blunt the effects of "moral neutralization" techniques described in earlier studies of crime and aggression. The focus is on crime problems and crime prevention in Australia. Volume chapters look at the problem- oriented approach to crime prevention, unintended consequences of crime prevention, multi-agency crime prevention, methods of and political perspectives on situational crime prevention, and the role of guilt and shame in situational crime prevention. Case studies are included to demonstrate the decision-making process of violent offenders who commit robbery and other property crimes. References, tables, and figures