Crime prevention in the 21st century : insightful approaches for crime prevention initiatives /: insightful approaches for crime prevention initiatives. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Benoit Leclerc, Ernesto U. Savona, editors.
• Authors: LeClerc, Benoit
• Editors: Savona, Ernesto Ugo, 1943-
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Chapter 1: Crime Prevention in the Twenty-First Century; References; Part I: The Offenders' Perspective on Crime Prevention; Chapter 2: Learning from the Offenders' Perspective on Crime Prevention; Introduction; Situational Crime Prevention; Five Ways to Learn from OBR About SCP; Conducting OBR for the Sake of SCP; References; Chapter 3: Learning About Crime Prevention from Aborted Crimes: Intrapersonal Comparisons of Committed and Aborted Robbery; Introduction; Counterfactual Strategy; The Present Study; Aborted Robberies. Recruitment Sample and Interviews; Analysis; Findings; Characteristics of Aborted Robberies; Suggested Mechanisms Potentially Explaining Aborted Robberies; Illustration of Home Robberies; Illustration of Planning Robberies; Subjective Reasons for Aborted Robberies; Presence of Police; Moral Concerns; Bystanders; Physical; Fear of Victims; Co-offenders; Doubt; Discussion; References; Chapter 4: Learning from Offenders: Some Iatrogenic Effect of Crime Prevention Measures; Some Limitations to Learning from Offenders; Learning from Offenders. Offender Insights into Process Failures Discussion: What Offenders Can Tell Us About Crime Prevention; References; Part II: Crime Script Analysis; Chapter 5: Script Analysis and the SCRIPT Acronym; Introduction; The Concept of Scripts and the Contribution of Crime Scripts; Offender Self-Report and Crime Specificity; The Strengths of Crime Scripts Using the Acronym of "SCRIPT"; What Is the Future of Script Analysis in Criminology?; References; Chapter 6: An Examination of Sexual Offenses Against Women by Acquaintances: The Utility of a Script Framework for Prevention Purposes. Introduction An Overview of Previous Research; Theoretical Background; Rational Choice Approach; Crime Script Analysis; Aims of the Study; Method; Procedure and Sample; Data and Analytic Strategy; Results; Script and Actions; Implications for Prevention; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Chapter 7: Expanding the Script Analytic Approach Using Victim Narratives: Learning About Robberies of Taxi Drivers from the Drivers Themselves; Introduction; Making Taxi Driving Safer and More Secure; Expanding the Script Analytic Approach; Crime Scripts. Building Offender Crime Scripts from Victim Accounts Adding Reactive Tactics, Routine Precautions, and Other SCP Measures; Potential-Victim Scripts and Actual-Victim Scripts; Questions to Be Addressed; Methods; Study Site; Sample Selection and Data Collection; Identifying Robbery Events; Building Crime and Daily Activity Tracks; Results; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Part III: Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis; Chapter 8: Crime Mapping and Spatial Analysis; What Is Spatial Analysis and Where Does It Come from?; Rational Choice Theory; Routine Activity Theory.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 364.4; Crime prevention; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology; Crime prevention; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319277936; 3319277936
• Related ISBNs: 9783319277912; 331927791X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 21, 2016).
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