Place Matters : Criminology for The Twenty-First Century
By: Weisburd, David et. al.
Publisher: New York Cambridge University Press 2016Description: xxii, 200 p.ISBN: 9781107609495.Subject(s): Social Science -- Criminology -- Research MethodologyDDC classification: 364 Summary: Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. Here, the authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive review available. Place Matters shows that the study of criminology of place should be a central focus of criminology in the twenty-first century. It creates a tremendous opportunity for advancing our understanding of crime, and for addressing it. The book brings collective knowledge of eighteen top scholars in criminology and place to provide a comprehensive understanding of crime at place| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 363.9609542 RAJ-G ग्रामीण समुदाय में जनसंख्या नियंत्रण एवं नियोजन | 363.96095483 DEV-I Individuals, householders, citizens: Malayalis and family planning,1930-1970 | 364 AAS-G Globalization and crime | 364 WEI-P Place Matters | 364.0942 TAY-; Deviance and society | 364.1 BAN-; Cyber Crime | 364.1060954 TRE-C Crime and money laundering: the Indian perspective |
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Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street segments, for their contribution to crime. Here, the authors describe what is known about crime and place, providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive review available. Place Matters shows that the study of criminology of place should be a central focus of criminology in the twenty-first century. It creates a tremendous opportunity for advancing our understanding of crime, and for addressing it. The book brings collective knowledge of eighteen top scholars in criminology and place to provide a comprehensive understanding of crime at place
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