Planning for crime prevention : a transatlantic perspective /

Schneider, Richard H. 1947-,

Planning for crime prevention : a transatlantic perspective / Richard H. Schneider and Ted Kitchen. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 331 pages) - RTPI library series . - RTPI library series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [309]-326) and index.

Machine generated contents note: PART 1 CONTEXT AND KEY IDEAS 1 -- 01 Crime, costs and the quality of life 3 -- 02 Crime trends in the USA and in Britain 29 -- 03 Echoes from the past: caves, castles, citadels, walls and trenches 65 -- 04 Basic theories and principles of place-based crime prevention planning 91 --PART 2 POLICY AND PRACTICE 119 -- 05 American policy and practice 121 -- 06 Case studies in North America 155 -- 07 British policy and practice 183 -- 08 British case studies 219 --PART 3 COMPARISONS AND KEY ISSUES 259 -- 09 Some Anglo-American comparisons 261 -- 10 The way forward 287.

9780203645055 9781134549214 9781134549252 9781134549269

10.4324/9780203645055 doi


Crime prevention--United States.
City planning--United States.
Crime prevention--Great Britain.
Crime prevention and architectural design.
City planning--Great Britain.

HV7431 / .S355 2002

364.490941 / S359