This article reviews the literature on fear of crime of interest to the geographical and
environmental disciplines. After discussing definitional and methodological issues, the …

The primary aim of this Campbell systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of
neighborhood watch in reducing crime. The narrative review was based on 19 studies …

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …

The Culture of Control charts the dramatic changes in crime control and criminal justice that
have occurred in Britain and America over the last 25 years. It then explains these …

The fourth edition of the popular and highly acclaimed Politics of the Police has been
completely revised and updated to take into account of recent changes in the law, policy …

Situational prevention seeks to reduce opportunities for specific categories of crime by
increasing the associated risks and difficulties and reducing the rewards. It is composed of …

Written by a child psychiatrist, a criminologist and a social psychologist, Antisocial Behavior
by Young People is a major international review of research evidence on antisocial …

The primary aim of this book is to introduce the reader to some of the fundamental principles
of evaluation. Basically, we see the enterprise of evaluation as drawing heavily upon …

At the heart of policing is a tension. On the one hand, police in liberal democratic societies
are custodians of the state's monopoly of legitimate force. On the other, they wield that …

The next phase of evidence-based policing requires both scholars and practitioners to move
from lists of specific studies about “what works” to using that information strategically. This …