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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810093203321

Titolo

Ethical and social perspectives on situational crime prevention / edited by Andrew von Hirsch, David Garland, Alison Wakefield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Hart Publishing, 2000

ISBN

9781841131717

1-4725-6225-9

1-281-04212-9

9786611042127

1-84731-330-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Studies in penal theory and penal ethics

Disciplina

364.4

Soggetti

Crime prevention - Moral and ethical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

The thinking reflected in this book was stimulated by two colloquia held in Cambridge, in January 1997 and October 1999

Published for Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 1 Ideas, Institutions and Situational Crime Prevention 1 -- David Garland -- 2 Benefits, Burdens and Responsibilities: Some Ethical Dimensions of -- Situational Crime Prevention 17 -- R A Duff and S E Marshall -- 3 The Burdens of Situational Crime Prevention: An Ethical Commentary 37 -- John Kicinig -- 4 The Ethics of Public Television Surveillance 59 -- Andrew von Hirsch -- 5 Exclusion from Public Space 77 -- Andrew yon Hirsch and Clifford Shearing -- 6 Situational Prevention, Criminology and Social Values 97 -- Ronald V. Clarke -- 7 Situational Prevention: Social Values and Social Viewpoints 113 -- Joanna Shapland -- 8Situational Crime Prevention in Mass Private Property 125 -- Alison Wakefield -- 9 Changing Situations and Changing People 147 -- David J Smith -- Ig For a Sociological Theory of Situations (Or How Useful is -- Pragmatic Criminology?) 175 -- Tim Hope and Richard Sparks -- Situational Crime Prevention, Urban Governance and Trust Relations 193 -- Adam Crawford -- 12 The New Criminologies of Everyday Life: Routine Activity Theory -- in Historical and Social Context 215 -- David



Garland -- List of Participants 225 -- Index 226

1 Ideas, Institutions and Situational Crime Prevention -- David Garland -- 2 Benefits, Burdens and Responsibilities: Some Ethical Dimensions of Situational Crime Prevention -- R A Duff and S E Marshall -- 3 The Burdens of Situational Crime Prevention: An Ethical Commentary -- John Kleinig -- 4 The Ethics of Public Television Surveillance -- Andrew von Hirsch -- 5 Exclusion from Public Space -- Andrew von Hirsch and Clifford Shearing -- 6 Situational Prevention, Criminology and Social Values -- Ronald V. Clarke -- 7 Situational Prevention: Social Values and Social Viewpoints -- Joanna Shapland -- 8 Situational Crime Prevention in Mass Private Property -- Alison Wakefield -- 9 Changing Situations and Changing People -- David J Smith -- 10 For a Sociological Theory of Situations (Or How Useful is Pragmatic Criminology) -- Tim Hope and Richard Sparks -- 11 Situational Crime Prevention, Urban Governance and Trust Relations -- Adam Crawford -- 12 The New Criminologies of Everyday Life: Routine Activity Theory in Historical and Social Context -- David Garland

Sommario/riassunto

"Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. "... presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001"--Bloomsbury Publishing

Situational crime prevention has drawn increasing interest in recent years,yet the debate has looked mainly at whether it 'works' to prevent crime. This volume addresses the ethics of situational crime prevention and also examines the place of situational crime prevention within criminology. The contributors are twelve distinguished criminologists who together advance our understanding of the ethical and societal questions underlying crime prevention. Contributors: Ron Clarke, Adam Crawford, Antony Duff, David Garland, Tim Hope, Richard Jones, John Kleinig, Clifford Shearing, David J. Smith, Richard Sparks, Andrew von Hirsch and Alison Wakefield. ".presents several unique questions regarding the use of crime prevention strategies." Robert Hanser writing in The Literature of Criminal Justice January 2001