Environmental Criminology

Evolution, Theory, and Practice
3. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-45636-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 749 g

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world’s first comprehensive and sole-authored textbook on this influential school of criminological thought covers a wide range of topics, including:

- the origins of environmental criminology;

- the primary theoretical frameworks, such as social disorganization theory, the routine activity approach, geometry of crime, rational choice perspective, and multilevel models that integrate environmental criminology;

- the practical application of environmental criminology;

- an examination of how theories are operationalized and tested; and

- policy implications for the practice of crime prevention.

As well as these popular topics, Martin Andresen also discusses a number of topics that are at the leading edge of research within environmental criminology. New to the third edition is an expanded coverage on multilevel models of environmental criminology, harm indices, crime mapping, hot-spot policing, and future directions in environmental criminology.

This text will be ideal for courses on crime prevention, where students are often encouraged to consider policy problems and apply theory to practice. This book offers up environmental criminology as a theoretical framework for making sense of complex neighborhood problems, so it is also perfect for courses on geography of crime, crime analysis, and, indeed, environmental criminology. It would also be a good supplement for courses on criminological theory.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andresen, Martin A.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Early work on the ecology of crime  1.The beginnings of the geography of crime  2.Social disorganization theory  Part II:Theories within environmental criminology  3.Routine activity approach  4.Geometry of crime  5.Rational choice perspective  6.Theoretical integration in environmental criminology  7.Crime prevention: theory  PART III:The practice of environmental criminology  8.Crime prevention: implementation, evaluation, and empirical evidence  9.Crime measurement  10.Spatial issues with crime analysis  11.Hot spots of crime  12.The temporal dimension of crime  13.Environmental criminology and the crime drop  14.Geographic profiling  15.(Near-) repeat victimization  16.Journey to crime  17.Crime and place

Über Autor(innen)

Martin A. Andresen is Professor at the School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Canada.