The risk in crime /

Work on risk has developed into a large industry applied in a variety of ways and locations. Here we locate crime research in the overall interdisciplinary study of risk and begin to address how risk can be used as a key element in our understanding of crime origins, evolution and prevention. We inv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, Leslie W.
Otros Autores: Van Brunschot, Erin Gibbs
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., ©2009.
Temas:
Crime.
Crime prevention.
Risk > Sociological aspects.
Risk assessment.
Risk management.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Risque > Aspect sociologique.
Évaluation du risque.
Gestion du risque.
risk assessment.
risk management.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime
Crime prevention
Criminal justice, Administration of
Risk assessment
Risk management
Risk > Sociological aspects
Kriminalität
Prävention
Kriminologie
Risikoanalyse
Risikomanagement
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Work on risk has developed into a large industry applied in a variety of ways and locations. Here we locate crime research in the overall interdisciplinary study of risk and begin to address how risk can be used as a key element in our understanding of crime origins, evolution and prevention. We investigate how risk has been dealt with in crime theories and the usefulness of this concept in connecting crime perspectives together; we consider the ways in which risk is embedded in the evolution of crime; and how we might use the concept of risk to prevent crime and victimization. Using the crimi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 169 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442200555
1442200553
1282522116
9781282522114
9786612522116
6612522119

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