Environmental Criminology

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-415-85613-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 459 g

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. With this book, Martin Andresen presents the first comprehensive and sole-authored textbook on this influential and compelling school of criminological thought. He covers a wide range of topics, including:

the origins of environmental criminology;

the primary theoretical frameworks, such as routine activity theory, geometric theory of crime, rational choice theory, and the pattern theory of crime;

the practical application of environmental criminology;

an examination of how theories are operationalized and tested;

policy implications for the practice of crime prevention.

As well as these "popular topics", Andresen also discusses also a number of topics that are at the leading edge of research within 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 neighbourhood problems, meaning that it will be perfect for modules on geography of crime, crime analysis and indeed, environmental criminology. It would also be a good supplement for courses on criminological theory.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andresen, Martin A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltsoziologie, Umweltpsychologie, Umweltethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The beginnings of the geography of crime 2. Social disorganization theory 3. Routine activity theory 4. Geometric theory of crime 5. Rational choice theory 6. Pattern theory of crime 7. Crime prevention 8. Crime measurement 9. Spatial issues with crime analysis 10. Hot spots of crime 11. The temporal dimension of crime 12. Environmental criminology and the crime drop 13. Geographic profiling 14. (Near-) repeat victimization 15. Crime and place.

Über Autor(innen)

Martin A. Andresen is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies at Simon Fraser University. He is also an Associate Member of the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University, a Member of the Crime and Place Working Group in the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University, and an Editorial Advisory Board Member for the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on environmental criminology, spatial crime analysis, and the geography of crime.