Guarding against crime : measuring guardianship within routine activity theory /
This ground-breaking book examines the critical role that citizens play in guarding against crime. By focusing on the ways in which residents are able to capably guard their residential environments from crime, Reynald shows how local residents function (or fail to function) as effective crime contr...
| Основен автор: | Reynald, Danielle M. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, Vt. :
Ashgate,
℗♭2011.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=401293 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Guarding against crime. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures vii; List of Tables ix; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Guarding Against Crime; 2 The Guardians, Guardianship and Defensible Space in Residential Crime Prevention; 3 Theories Related to Defensible Space and Guardianship of Residential Environments; 4 Presenting Guardianship in Action: How Local Residents Guard Against Crime; 5 Observing Guardianship in Action: Putting the Model of Active Guardianship to the Test; 8 Supervision and Residents' Ability to Detect Potential Offenders; 9 Decision Making by Guardians: Factors Affecting the Decision to Intervene.
- Supplement to Chapters 8 and 9 Supervision, Intervention and the Neighbourhood Context10 Conclusions and Directions for the Future; References; Index.