Preventing Crime What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims, and Places /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Welsh, Brandon C. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Farrington, David P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Sciences, general.

Crime prevention should be rational and should be based on the best possible evidence. Decision-makers should weigh heavily any available evidence on what works best. How can a program that has produced no discernable evidence of effectiveness, as shown through numerous evaluations, be considered fo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Evaluation Research on Correctional Treatment in West Germany: A Meta-Analysis
• Evidence-Based Crime Prevention
• What Works for Children
• Early Parent Training
• Child Social Skills Training
• What Works for Offenders
• Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions
• Boot Camps
• Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs
• Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment
• Costs and Benefits of Sentencing
• What Works for Victims
• Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs to Reduce Domestic Violence
• Restorative Justice to Reduce Victimization
• Preventing Repeat Residential Burglary Victimization
• What Works for Places
• Policing Crime Hot Spots
• Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance
• Improved Street Lighting
• Policy Choices for a Safer Society
• Conclusions and Directions from Evidence-Based Crime Prevention.