| Description |
1 online resource (291 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Early work on the ecology of crime -- 1 The beginnings of the geography of crime -- 2 Social disorganization theory -- Part II Theories within environmental criminology -- 3 Routine activity theory -- 4 Geometric theory of crime -- 5 Rational choice theory -- 6 Pattern theory of crime -- 7 Crime prevention -- Part III The practice of environmental criminology -- 8 Crime measurement -- 9 Spatial issues with crime analysis -- 10 Hot spots of crime -- 11 The temporal dimension of crime -- 12 Environmental criminology and the crime drop -- 13 Geographic profiling -- 14 (Near- )repeat victimization -- 15 Crime and place -- Index |
| Summary |
The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. With this book, Martin Andresen presents the first comprehensive and sole-authored textbook on this influential and compelling school of criminological thought. He covers a wide range of topics, including:the origins of environmental criminology;the primary theoretical frameworks, such as routine activity theory, geometric theory of crime, rational choice theory, and the pattern theory of crime; the practical application of environmental criminology; an examination of how theories ar |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Crime -- Environmental aspects
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Criminology.
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criminology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Crime -- Environmental aspects
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Criminology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135006235 |
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1135006237 |
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9780203728246 |
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0203728246 |
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