Crime and Everyday Life

Preface to the Sixth Edition Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. Eight Fallacies About Crime The Dramatic Fallacy The Cops-and-Courts Fallacy The Not-Me Fallacy The Innocent-Youth Fallacy The Ingenuity Fallacy The Formally Organized Crime Fallacy The Big Gang Fallacy The Agenda Fallacy Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 2. The Chemistry for Crime Risky Settings Stages of a Criminal Act First Three Elements of a Criminal Act Eck's Crime Triangle Predatory Crimes Calming the Waters and Looking After Places Hot Products The General Chemistry of Crime Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 3. Offenders Make Decisions The Decision to Commit a Crime How Violence Erupts Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 4. Bringing Crime to You Stages in the History of Everyday Life Life and Crime in the Convergent City Crime and the Divergent Metropolis Crime in the Cyber Age Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 5. Teenage Crime Muscles, Babies, and the Historical Role for Youths Modern Role for Youths Hour-for-Hour Risks Time With Peers Parental Efforts to Delay Peer Dominance Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 6. Big Gang Theory Defining Gang Crimes Big Gang Theory Confusion About Gangs The Reason for a Gang Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 7. How Crime Multiplies Crime Multipliers Moving Stolen Goods Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 8. Situational Crime Prevention Four Natural Experiments Crime Analysis Today Diverse Applications of Situational Crime Prevention Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 9. Local Design Against Crime Securing Communities The Offender-Target Convergence Process Seven Studies in Reducing Local Crime Conclusion Main Points Projects and Challenges Endnotes 10. The Age of Exposure Organizational Exposure Crimes of Specialized Access Electronic Exposures Technological Leaps and Cultural Lags Conclusion Endnotes Index