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Understanding Crime Prevention, Second Edition is a revamping of a popular classic written by NCPI, the primary training school for crime prevention officers in the country. It is a basic introduction to the concepts of crime prevention and security techniques and equipment which aid the crime prevention effort. The fundamental material has been updated with current and contemporary examples.
*Includes glossary of crime prevention terms
*Includes an instructor's manual
*Practical, basic and comprehensive introduction to
security and loss procedures
Few security books qualify as great. This is one of them. It is a stimulating study of crime prevention brewed by the foremost experts in the field. The book masterfully counterpoints theory and substance, concept and reality, strategy and execution. The references read like a Who's Who in crime prevention and environmental design. This is an excellent publication that should be required reading for anyone involved in crime prevention. - Security Management
| Preface to the First Edition | p. xv |
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. xvii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xix |
| Introduction to Crime Prevention | p. 1 |
| The Meaning of Crime Prevention | p. 2 |
| How Crime Prevention Works | p. 3 |
| Opportunity Reduction | p. 3 |
| The Community Response | p. 4 |
| The Crime Prevention Program | p. 5 |
| The Crime Prevention Practitioner | p. 6 |
| Conclusion | p. 7 |
| The Evolution of Crime Prevention | p. 9 |
| Ancient Tradition | p. 9 |
| The English Tradition | p. 11 |
| Crime Prevention in America | p. 14 |
| Crime Prevention and Criminology/Sociology | p. 16 |
| The Classical School | p. 16 |
| The Positive School | p. 17 |
| The Sociological School | p. 17 |
| The Contemporary School | p. 17 |
| Crime Prevention and the Police Mission | p. 18 |
| The Assumptions of Crime Prevention | p. 20 |
| Conclusion | p. 22 |
| Roles in Crime Prevention | p. 23 |
| The Roles of the Practitioner | p. 24 |
| Supporting Individual Action | p. 24 |
| Supporting Group Action | p. 27 |
| Guiding Public Policy Decisions | p. 31 |
| Developing a Comprehensive Crime Prevention Program | p. 32 |
| The Roles of Others | p. 33 |
| The Police Role | p. 33 |
| The Private Security Role | p. 34 |
| The Role of the Building Professions and Trades | p. 35 |
| The Role of Local Government Agencies | p. 35 |
| The Insurance Industry Role | p. 36 |
| The Role of Civic Groups and Related Government Activities | p. 36 |
| The Communications Industry Role | p. 36 |
| The Role of the Business Community | p. 37 |
| The Role of the Citizen Organization | p. 37 |
| The State Government Role | p. 37 |
| The Role of the Practitioners' Statewide Associations | p. 38 |
| The Federal Government Role | p. 38 |
| The National Association Role | p. 38 |
| The National Corporation Role | p. 39 |
| The National Crime Prevention Institute Role | p. 39 |
| Conclusion | p. 39 |
| Designing Crime Risk Management Systems | p. 41 |
| Understanding Crime Risk Management | p. 14 |
| Who is the Client? | p. 43 |
| The Client-Practitioner Relationship | p. 44 |
| Crime Pattern Analysis | p. 45 |
| Conducting the Security Survey | p. 46 |
| Determination of Probable Maximum Loss | p. 47 |
| Designing the System | p. 48 |
| Risk Avoidance | p. 48 |
| Risk Reduction | p. 49 |
| Risk Spreading | p. 49 |
| Risk Transfer | p. 50 |
| Risk Acceptance | p. 50 |
| Cost Effectiveness | p. 51 |
| Making Recommendations to Clients | p. 51 |
| Conclusion | p. 53 |
| Security Devices and Procedures | p. 55 |
| Overview | p. 55 |
| Physical Security Systems | p. 57 |
| General Functions | p. 57 |
| Security Functions | p. 57 |
| Boundary Markers as Barriers | p. 60 |
| Perimeter Barriers | p. 62 |
| Internal Barriers | p. 79 |
| Building Security Codes | p. 81 |
| Electronic Security Systems | p. 83 |
| Surveillance Systems | p. 83 |
| Intrusion Detection Systems | p. 89 |
| Sensors | p. 90 |
| Security Procedures | p. 98 |
| Personal Safety | p. 99 |
| Asset Control | p. 101 |
| Security System Protection | p. 108 |
| Security Survey Guidelines | p. 109 |
| Conclusion | p. 111 |
| Applying Environmental Design Concepts | p. 113 |
| Transition From Client to Community | p. 114 |
| Levels of Physical Design Application | p. 114 |
| Crime Risk Reduction Through Physical Design | p. 114 |
| Crime Risk Reduction in the Existing Physical Environment | p. 115 |
| Crime Risk Reduction in the Future Physical Environment | p. 117 |
| Crime Risk Reduction by Users of the Physical Environment | p. 119 |
| Informal Social Control | p. 120 |
| The Influence of Physical Design | p. 120 |
| Defensible Space | p. 123 |
| Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design | p. 125 |
| Cautions | p. 126 |
| Recent Projects | p. 126 |
| Territorial Defense Strategies | p. 127 |
| The Future of CPTED | p. 130 |
| Conclusion | p. 131 |
| Developing Citizen Participation | p. 133 |
| Citizen-Police Cooperation | p. 133 |
| The Preparation Phase | p. 135 |
| The Crime Prevention Organization | p. 136 |
| Participation by Decision-Makers | p. 136 |
| Factors in Communicating with Citizens | p. 136 |
| Citizen Participation Strategies | p. 138 |
| Awareness and Knowledge Strategies | p. 138 |
| Group Project Strategies | p. 140 |
| Informal Social Control Strategies | p. 142 |
| A Model Approach to Neighborhood Organization | p. 146 |
| Conclusion | p. 148 |
| Planning the Community Program | p. 151 |
| Designing the Organization | p. 152 |
| Design Issues | p. 152 |
| Formal Sanction | p. 154 |
| Organizational Structure | p. 154 |
| Law Enforcement Role | p. 155 |
| Citizen Input Mechanism | p. 156 |
| Defining the Crime Problems and Priorities | p. 156 |
| Crime Analysis | p. 156 |
| Data Sources | p. 157 |
| Information Provided by Crime Analysis | p. 159 |
| Priority Setting | p. 163 |
| Developing Program Objectives | p. 164 |
| Setting Objectives | p. 165 |
| Conclusion | p. 169 |
| Managing the Community Program | p. 171 |
| Personnel Resources | p. 172 |
| Staff Training | p. 172 |
| Supplementary Personnel | p. 173 |
| Financial and Other Resources | p. 173 |
| Budgeting | p. 173 |
| Other Funding Sources | p. 174 |
| Performance and Cost Control Measures | p. 174 |
| Activity Counts and Activity Cost | p. 175 |
| Cost by Activity Unit | p. 176 |
| Acceptance Rates | p. 177 |
| Result Costs | p. 177 |
| Cost and Performance Standards | p. 178 |
| Impact Measures | p. 178 |
| Work Assignments | p. 179 |
| Scheduling Work | p. 179 |
| Assigning Work | p. 179 |
| Monitoring Work Progress | p. 179 |
| Reporting Mechanisms | p. 180 |
| Conclusion | p. 180 |
| Evaluating Impact | p. 183 |
| The Purpose of Evaluation | p. 184 |
| Cause and Effect | p. 185 |
| Direct Factors | p. 186 |
| Indirect Factors | p. 187 |
| Control Group | p. 188 |
| Specific Impacts | p. 189 |
| Total Impact | p. 190 |
| Evaluation Resources | p. 191 |
| Conclusion | p. 192 |
| The Potential of Crime Prevention | p. 193 |
| Index Crime Definitions Uniform Crime Reporting Federal Bureau of Investigation | p. 197 |
| Violent Crimes | p. 197 |
| Property Crimes | p. 198 |
| References | p. 199 |
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| Index | p. 205 |
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ISBN: 9780750672207
ISBN-10: 075067220X
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 236
Published: 26th April 2001
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.2
Weight (kg): 0.337
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