What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation
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- Synopsis
- Systematicreviews aim to minimize any possible bias in drawing conclusions by statingexplicit criteria for inclusion and exclusion of studies, by conductingextensive and wide-ranging searches for possibly eligible studies, and bymaking all stages of the review explicit and transparent so that the methodscan be checked and replicated. Over a decade ago, a concerted effort was madeby members of the criminology community, including the Editors and contributorsof this volume, to bring the practice of systematic reviews to the study ofCriminology, providing replicable, evidence-based data to answer key questionsabout the study of crime causation, detection, and prevention. Now, thepioneers in this effort present a comprehensive stock-taking of what has beenlearned in the past decade of systematic reviews in criminology. Much has beendiscovered about the effectiveness of (for example) boot camps, "hot spots"policing, closed-circuit television surveillance, neighborhood watch,anti-bullying programs in schools, early parenting programs, drug treatmentprograms, and other key topics. This ambitious volume aims to bring togetherand assess all major systematic reviews of the effectiveness of criminologicalinterventions, to draw broad conclusions about what works in policing,corrections, developmental prevention, situational prevention, drug abusetreatments, sentencing and deterrence, and communities. It will be of interestto researchers in criminology and criminal justice, as well as in relatedfields such as public health and forensic science, with important implicationsfor policy-makers and practitioners. Decisively showing that the "nothing works" era is over, this volume takes stock of what we know, and still need to know, to prevent crime. Focusing on different areas of prevention, individual chapters provide a state-of-the art analysis of the extent evaluation evidence. Together, they comprise an essential guide to improving both public safety and the lives of those most at risk of criminal involvement. I plan to keep this book close at hand and to use if often! Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of Cincinnati This impressive volume, edited by Weisburd, Farrington and Gill, provides a comprehensive picture of what we've learned from systematic reviews about "what works" in addressing crime - and goes on to identify the "next step" issues that demand attention if the field is to move forward. At a time when there is a broad commitment to bringing science to the front lines of practice, this book should be on the reading list of both policymakers and scholars. Laurie O. Robinson, Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Criminology, Law Society, George Mason University and former Assistant Attorney General of the U. S. Department of Justice
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781493934775
- Publisher:
- Springer New York, New York, NY
- Date of Addition:
- 07/13/17
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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