Neighbourhood Watch

Author : Vasco Lub
Publisher : Springer
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319677477

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Neighbourhood Watch in a Digital Age by Vasco Lub Pdf

Drawing on data from 340 municipalities in the Netherlands as well as ethnographic fieldwork, this book presents original research on neighbourhood watch groups to illustrate how their actions contribute to collective efficacy and lower crime levels. Technological developments like social media and smartphones have changed the landscape of coproduction in public safety, and this book addresses the resultant issues involved with creating effective policy. While digital innovations and securitization have made neighbourhood watch groups effective, they have simultaneously increased the risk of vigilantism, and Lub reveals how stigmatization, ethnic profiling and excessive social control are very real issues, especially in suburban middle-class districts. Crucially, this study raises questions about how the increasing popularity of community crime prevention in a digital age should be framed: as a welcome civic contribution to crime control, or as a social phenomenon adding to an undesirable culture of control. Criminologists, city officials, policy makers and anyone studying neighbourhood activism will find this a fascinating work on crime control.

Author : Lex Sinclair
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783334575

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Neighbourhood Watch by Lex Sinclair Pdf

Joe Camber is a retired middleweight United Kingdom champion and a former WBC champion. After his divorce, Joe purchases a modern red-brick semi-detached house on Willet Close on the outskirts of the town centre. He likes where he lives, regardless of it being modest for a rich and famous person. But when his decent, down-to-earth neighbours start to go missing without trace or forewarning, Joe grows suspicious as to their whereabouts. He decides to stake out in his attic watching the cul-de-sac street intently, all day and night. At first the unexplainable events are considered to be nothing more than intruders playing a malevolent game on them. Then Joe sees the group of faceless, hooded figures, dressed in black one-piece outfits, lurking on their peaceful street in the dead of night - and his blood turns to ice. But that's not their main concern compared to the thing with the goat's head, resurrecting the dead to do its evil deeds on the unholy ground Joe and his neighbours are living on. One by one good people lose their lives, until the remaining survivors take it upon themselves to confront the thing with the goat’s head and the Acolytes of Doom (the hooded figures, doing the work of the demon). Is their bravery merely a suicide mission? Can they put a stop to this atrocity, where the authorities have failed? Or will the thing with the goat’s head reign supreme?

Author : Detlef Otto Bönke
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Crime prevention
ISBN : 9783936999471

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International Perspectives of Crime Prevention by Detlef Otto Bönke Pdf

The German Congress on Crime Prevention is an annual event that has taken place since 1995 in different German cities and targets all areas of crime prevention. Since its foundation the GCOCP has been opened to an international audience with a growing number of non-German speaking participants joining. To give the international guests their own discussion forum, the 1st Annual International Forum (AIF) within the GCOCP took place June 18 and 19 2007 in Wiesbaden (Capital of the State of Hesse). For non-German guests this event offered five AIF lectures in English language as well as other activities that were translated simultaneously. This book reflects the input and output of the 1st Annual International Forum. Firstly four lectures of the AIF are printed, followed by contributions from participants of the congress. The articles reflect worldwide views on crime prevention as well as the current status, discussion, research and projects in crime prevention from different countries. The topics range from what works in crime prevention, youth and prevention, youth violence, Neighbourhood Watch and corruption. At the end the Wiesbaden Declaration is included, a report about the key findings of the Wiesbaden congress.

Author : Olu Ogunsakin
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781471040344

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Signal Crime-My Neighbourhood, My Police by Olu Ogunsakin Pdf

Author : Daniel Gilling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135364502

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Crime Prevention by Daniel Gilling Pdf

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Alison Wakefield,Jenny Fleming
Publisher : SAGE Publications Ltd
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446245811

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The SAGE Dictionary of Policing by Alison Wakefield,Jenny Fleming Pdf

The SAGE Dictionary of Policing is the definitive reference tool for students, academics and practitioners in police studies. The Dictionary delivers a complete guide to policing in a comprehensive, easy-to-use format. Contributions by 110 of the world′s leading academics and practitioners based in 14 countries map out all the key concepts and topics in the field. Each entry includes: " a concise definition " distinctive features of the concept " a critical evaluation " associated concepts, directing readers to linked entries " key readings, enabling readers to take their knowledge further. In addition, The SAGE Dictionary of Policing offers online resources, including free access to key articles and links to useful websites. This is a must-have for students, lecturers, researchers and professionals in police studies, criminology and criminal justice. It is the ideal companion to the SAGE Dictionary of Criminology: together the two books provide the most authoritative and comprehensive guide available. Alison Wakefield is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of New South Wales. She was previously based at City University, London. Jenny Fleming is Professor at the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies, University of Tasmania.

Author : Anaïs Barbeau-lavalette
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770566538

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Neighbourhood Watch by Anaïs Barbeau-lavalette Pdf

The lives of three families intersect in the hallways of an apartment block in a Montreal neighborhood. Mélissa, Roxane, and Kevin have never had it easy. As their parents face their own struggles – with addiction, unemployment, and abuse – they must learn to fend for themselves. Though their lives converge at school, on the street, at the corner store, or when they can hear each other through their apartments’ thin walls, they each feel deeply alone. Neighbourhood Watch tells their coming-of-age stories with a cinematic ease, moving between despair and the unalterable hope of childhood. With her characteristic poetic flair and generosity, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, author of the acclaimed Suzanne, has painted, in brief strokes, an unforgettable and moving portrait of a fictional apartment block in Montreal. This translation of her 2010 debut novel is presented with an afterword interview with a woman who, as a child, was the inspiration behind the character of Roxane. ‘This is prose to lose yourself in. Never complicated, it’s gentle like a love song, comforting and enveloping like a black-and-white film, full of tones and textures. These sentences can destroy us. Not for their simplicity, but for the powerful beauty within the simplicity.’ —Peter McCambridge, ‘Best Translated Book Award: Why This Book Should Win,’ on Suzanne

Author : David Halpern
Publisher : Polity
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745625478

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Social Capital by David Halpern Pdf

This work presents an introduction to the concept of social capital - a term which refers to the social networks, informal structures and norms that facilitate individual and collective action.

Author : David Manley,Maarten van Ham,Nick Bailey,Ludi Simpson,Duncan Maclennan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789400766952

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Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems? by David Manley,Maarten van Ham,Nick Bailey,Ludi Simpson,Duncan Maclennan Pdf

This edited volume critically examines the link between area based policies, neighbourhood based problems, and neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents’ life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. Over the last few decades, Western governments have persistently pursued area based policies to fight such effects, despite a lack of evidence that they exist, or that these policies make a difference. The first part of this book presents case studies of perceived neighbourhood based problems in the domains of crime; health; educational outcomes; and employment. The second part of the book presents an international overview of the policies that different governments have implemented in response to these neighbourhood based problems, and discusses the theoretical and conceptual processes behind place based policy making. Case studies are drawn from a diverse range of countries including the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the USA.

Author : Nick Tilley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317821779

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Crime Prevention by Nick Tilley Pdf

This book provides a concise and up-to-date account of crime prevention theory, practice and research in a form designed to be accessible and interesting to both students and practitioners. Readers will be equipped to think in an informed and critical way about what has been and might be done in practice to prevent crime at local and national levels. What is distinctive in the approach is the emphasis on crime reduction mechanisms, how they may be activated and the intended and unintended patterns of outcome produced. Each of chapters two to five takes this as its organizing principle. The key aim is to clearly convey ideas, arguments and evidence as simply as possible whilst doing justice to the material available.

Author : Michael Rowe
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446204429

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Introduction to Policing by Michael Rowe Pdf

This groundbreaking new text by Michael Rowe is the first genuinely introductory, comprehensive textbook on policing. It incorporates all the key areas of a policing course, from the history of the police and the legal framework, to current debates around issues such as diversity, surveillance and the nature of police occupational culture. The book highlights the way in which theory applies to practice at every step. Introduction to Policing offers: - Accessible coverage of all essential topics - An insightful approach, which explores and unpicks contemporary issues in a truly readable and lucid manner - Excellent learning features throughout, to challenge and stimulate students - including boxed examples, self-check questions and answers, further reading and a full glossary - A student-friendly writing style that encourages students to engage with debates and to develop critical thinking skills With its breadth and depth of coverage, extensive learning features and engaging writing style, students of criminology and criminal justice will find Introduction to Policing an indispensable introduction to key themes in modern-day policing. ′The pedagogical features offer good guidance and make the text accessible and relevant, something that many other policing texts fail to do.′ Matthew Millings, School of Law, Liverpool John Moores University ′A clear, concise, user-friendly introduction to policing′ Professor Robert Reiner, London School of Economics ′An invaluable resource for students.... this comprehensive and readable work provides a step-by-step guide to the key issues and debates concerning policing today.′ Professor Michael King, Birmingham City University

Author : Nick Tilley,Aiden Sidebottom
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781317530817

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Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety by Nick Tilley,Aiden Sidebottom Pdf

This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts: Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety. Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence. Part III focuses on specific crime prevention strategies, including a new chapter on regulation for crime prevention. Part IV focuses on the prevention of specific categories of crime and the fear they generate, including new chapters on organised crime and cybercrime. Part V considers the preventative process: the methods through which presenting problems can be analysed, responses formulated and implemented, and their effectiveness evaluated. Bringing together leading academics and practitioners from the UK, US, Australia and the Netherlands, this volume will be an invaluable reference for researchers and practitioners whose work relates to crime prevention and community safety, as well as for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in crime prevention.

Author : Andromachi Tseloni,Rebecca Thompson,Nick Tilley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319999425

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Reducing Burglary by Andromachi Tseloni,Rebecca Thompson,Nick Tilley Pdf

Domestic burglary has fallen significantly over the past 20 years in many countries, but still remains a high volume crime. On top of substantial financial loss and property damage, burglary also leads to high levels of anxiety and fear of crime. The research presented in this book represents the first systematic study of what actually works in security interventions against burglary, with cross-sectional data on different regions and socio-economic population groups. This work provides an overview of the scope of the problem and what can be done about it, drawing on extensive research evidence from projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Secondary Data Analysis Initiative (SDAI), and other sources. It reports detailed findings about which interventions are most effective for different population groups and how these measures can be implemented. It includes burglary prevention advice for homeowners, law enforcement and other public agencies, and makes recommendations for future research. In addition to being relevant to concerned citizens, police, policy-makers and crime prevention practitioners, this book will also be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly those working on security and crime prevention, as well as urban planning and public policy.

Author : K. Bullock
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137269331

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Citizens, Community and Crime Control by K. Bullock Pdf

Analysing the historical circumstances and theoretical sources that have generated ideas about citizen and community participation in crime control, this book examines the various ideals, outcomes and effects that citizen participation has been held to stimulate and how these have been transformed, renegotiated and reinvigorated over time.

Author : Paul Henderson,Ilona Vercseg
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781861349699

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Community Development and Civil Society by Paul Henderson,Ilona Vercseg Pdf

Set within the context of Europe, this book demonstrates the contribution that community development can make to strengthening civil society. The book interweaves case studies with discussion of community development principles and theory to provide a critical and accessible approach.