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Ethical and Social Perspectives on Situational Crime Prevention
Ethical and Social Perspectives on Situational Crime Prevention
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Description
Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention.
Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield.
"..presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies."
Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001
Table of Contents
David Garland
2 Benefits, Burdens and Responsibilities: Some Ethical Dimensions of Situational Crime Prevention
R A Duff and S E Marshall
3 The Burdens of Situational Crime Prevention: An Ethical Commentary
John Kleinig
4 The Ethics of Public Television Surveillance
Andrew von Hirsch
5 Exclusion from Public Space
Andrew von Hirsch and Clifford Shearing
6 Situational Prevention, Criminology and Social Values
Ronald V. Clarke
7 Situational Prevention: Social Values and Social Viewpoints
Joanna Shapland
8 Situational Crime Prevention in Mass Private Property
Alison Wakefield
9 Changing Situations and Changing People
David J Smith
10 For a Sociological Theory of Situations (Or How Useful is Pragmatic Criminology)
Tim Hope and Richard Sparks
11 Situational Crime Prevention, Urban Governance and Trust Relations
Adam Crawford
12 The New Criminologies of Everyday Life: Routine Activity Theory in Historical and Social Context
David Garland
Product details
Published | Oct 01 2004 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 240 |
ISBN | 9781841135533 |
Imprint | Hart Publishing |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Series | Studies in Penal Theory and Penal Ethics |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Although much has been written on the subject of SCP since its publication, nothing detracts from its contemporary utility and contributions to the ever-growing debate on the ethics and social foundations that ground situational crime prevention.
Gilles Renaud, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Vol 48/2
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…presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies.
Robert Hanser, The Literature of Criminal Justice

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