
Policing and Crime Prevention
Deborah Mitchell Robinson(Author)
Pearson (Publisher)
Published on 9. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-13-028436-5 (ISBN)
Description
For undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Special Topics in Criminal Justice and Special Topics in Policing.
This comprehensive examination of the police and their role in crime prevention provides students with a unique view of how each interacts with the other, and an exploration of current and diverse issues. The text covers the criminal justice field, crime prevention at schools (from kindergarten through college campuses), specific crime prevention programs implemented by police, and a synopsis and evaluation of all the material in the book.
This comprehensive examination of the police and their role in crime prevention provides students with a unique view of how each interacts with the other, and an exploration of current and diverse issues. The text covers the criminal justice field, crime prevention at schools (from kindergarten through college campuses), specific crime prevention programs implemented by police, and a synopsis and evaluation of all the material in the book.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-028436-5 (9780130284365)
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Person
Deborah Mitchell Robinson is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. She earned a B.S. degree in Public Relations from the University of Florida and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Criminology from Florida State University. She teaches in a variety of areas, including criminal law and procedure, victimology, criminological theory, and statistics, and has developed a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (OPTED) course at Valdosta State. She is a 1?O.S.T. certified instructor for the State of Georgia and an adjunct instructor for the Georgia Police Academy. She has presented numerous professional papers in the area of crime prevention and has published in the areas of crime prevention, victimology, and sexual deviance in the Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, the Journal of Security Administration, and a chapter in Issues in Victimology Research. She is currently working to assess the impact of community-oriented policing strategies of several police agencies on police officers and the communities they serve in South Georgia as well as OPTED strategies in public housing communities.
Content
I. HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION.
1. The Evolution of Crime Prevention.
2. Cooperation and Coordination in Improving Crime Prevention Strategies.
3. Police vs. Private Security: Whom Do We Trust?
II. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING.
4. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in Elementary and Secondary Schools.
5. The Bibb County Model for Community Policing in Schools.
6. Creating that Invisible Shield.
III. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AT WORK.
7. Crime Prevention in Public Housing.
8. Shadows of the Street: Policing, Crime Prevention and Gangs.
9. Policing Domestic violence.
IV. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION CAPSTONE.
10. Perspectives on Policing and Crime Prevention.
1. The Evolution of Crime Prevention.
2. Cooperation and Coordination in Improving Crime Prevention Strategies.
3. Police vs. Private Security: Whom Do We Trust?
II. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING.
4. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) in Elementary and Secondary Schools.
5. The Bibb County Model for Community Policing in Schools.
6. Creating that Invisible Shield.
III. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS AT WORK.
7. Crime Prevention in Public Housing.
8. Shadows of the Street: Policing, Crime Prevention and Gangs.
9. Policing Domestic violence.
IV. POLICING AND CRIME PREVENTION CAPSTONE.
10. Perspectives on Policing and Crime Prevention.