Handbook of community safety, gender and violence prevention : practical planning tools / by Carolyn Whitzman

By:

Whitzman, Carolyn

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge/earthscan, 2008. s.l.Description: xii, 276 pISBN:

9781844075027

Subject(s):

Crime prevention-planning

DDC classification:

363.3217 WHI-H

Contents:

1.Introduction to the Issues-- 2.Defining the Problem: The Prevalence of Violence and Insecurity -- 3.Analysing the Problem: Causes, Consequences and Prevention of Violence-- 4.Coordinated Community Safety: From Local to Global -- 5.The Process of Community Safety Planning -- 6.The Components of Community Safety -- 7.The Future of Community Safety and Violence Prevention * Index

Summary: This handbook gathers together research and examples, from a gendered perspective, of local, regional and international interventions that work to prevent crime, violence and insecurity. Case studies of successful initiatives from every continent, in settings that vary from large cities to rural areas, are analysed to provide cross-cultural lessons of what works and what doesn't. With practical advice to professionals.

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1.Introduction to the Issues--
2.Defining the Problem: The Prevalence of Violence and Insecurity --
3.Analysing the Problem: Causes, Consequences and Prevention of Violence--
4.Coordinated Community Safety: From Local to Global --
5.The Process of Community Safety Planning --
6.The Components of Community Safety --
7.The Future of Community Safety and Violence Prevention * Index

This handbook gathers together research and examples, from a gendered perspective, of local, regional and international interventions that work to prevent crime, violence and insecurity. Case studies of successful initiatives from every continent, in settings that vary from large cities to rural areas, are analysed to provide cross-cultural lessons of what works and what doesn't. With practical advice to professionals.

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