Crime Prevention: Principles, Perspectives and Practices introduces readers to the theory
and practice of crime prevention. Now in its third edition, this book argues for a combination …

Page 1 the politics of crime and community gordon hughes Page 2 The Politics of Crime and
Community Page 3 Criminological Perspectives: Essential Readings (co-edited with E …

As historians of crime and violence have largely come to agree, urban life in the past was
more rather than less violent. Imprisonment rates in the United States fluctuated within a …

Police departments struggle to legitimate themselves to the publics they serve. This
challenge is fundamentally related to different possible articulations of the relation between …

Numerous scholars have observed that neo-liberal rationalities have resulted in the
replacement of interventionist State-run welfare initiatives with community-based risk …

Characterized both by its interdisciplinary and its applied nature, crime prevention is
influenced by diverse fields such as psychology, sociology, criminology, health care, urban …

Community Justice discusses concepts of community within the context of justice policy and
programs, and addresses the important relationship between the criminal justice system and …

Contemporary studies of prosecutorial decision making at the state level are infrequent, and
even fewer studies examine the discretionary decisions of federal prosecutors. In addition …

The field of criminology has helped to inform research and debate on the causes and
prevention of terrorism. It has also provided important insights into understanding and …

Research and theorizing about communities and crime has largely focused on internal
neighborhood dynamics, to the neglect of factors external to the community that may be …