Causes & prevention of crime books

Character, Circumstances, and Criminal Careers explores and explains the causes and drivers of criminal involvement...  Read More >>

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This Element argues that a combination of a perceived radical change in the threat environment post 9/11, and the...  Read More >>

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This work examines mass shootings in the United States, focusing on events from 1966 to 2016. In addition to providing...  Read More >>

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Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences...  Read More >>

Gratuitous Angst in White America presents a new criminological theory that explains the racialized experiences...  Read More >>

This selection, first published in 1973, compiles a fascinating study of crowd psychology as it examines the moral...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1913, examines early twentieth century thinking on crowds and human nature. The imagination...  Read More >>

This is a book about the intersection of architecture and security, about effective crime prevention and counter...  Read More >>

This is a book about the intersection of architecture and security, about effective crime prevention and counter...  Read More >>

Through ethnographic research in South Africa, this book explores the lived experiences of police navigating danger...  Read More >>

This book expands the literature on social harm by applying the concept of zemia to international human trafficking....  Read More >>

Focusing on the lives of first and second generation British Pakistani young adult men and those approaching middle...  Read More >>

This brief investigates the usefulness of Body-worn videos (BWVs) in non-policing environments. The first study...  Read More >>

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This book offers an introduction to crime science; it is specifically for police and security professionals.  Read More >>

Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit...  Read More >>

Psychological Criminology explores what is it about individuals and their experiences that cause them to commit...  Read More >>

This is the first edited collection on the lived experiences of footballers and the wider football community as...  Read More >>

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory....  Read More >>

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Skating on Thin Ice exposes the culture of toxic masculinity in professional hockey and suggests how sport and society...  Read More >>

This book provides an original cross-thematic and wide scope review of crime prevention processes in urban areas...  Read More >>