Rational choice and situational crime prevention : theoretical foundations / / edited by Graeme Newman, Ronald V. Clarke and S. Giora Shoham

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (276 pages)
• Disciplina: 364.4
• Soggetto topico: Crime prevention; Criminal behavior
• Altri autori: ClarkeR. V. G NewmanGraeme R ShohamS. Giora <1929->
• Note generali: First published 1997 by Ashgate Publishing.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : towards a theory of situational crime prevention / Graeme Newman -- 2. Rational choice and the legal model of the criminal / Marcel Alexander Niggli -- 3. 'Limited rationality' and crime / Karl-Dieter Opp -- 4. Reconsidering the role of opportunity in situational crime prevention / Richard Wortley -- 5. Situational aspects of violence / S. Giora Shoham -- 6. Realism, situational rationality and crime prevention / Nick Tilley -- 7. Situational crime prevention and the utilitarian tradition / Pietro Marongiu and Graeme Newman -- 8. Situational crime prevention and the utilitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham / Graeme Newman and Pietro Marongiu -- 9. Wartime operational research in Britain and situational crime prevention / Leslie T. Wilkins -- 10. Criminology in crisis and the social demand for crime prevention / Gaetana Russo -- 11. Philosophical justifications of situational crime prevention / Rene Seve -- 12. The ethics of situational crime prevention / Marcus Felson and Ronald V. Clarke -- 13. On the displacement of repeat victimization -- 14. Predicting the future : the roles of routine activity and rational choice theory / Ken Pease.
• Sommario/riassunto: This text on the role of rational choice and situational choice theory in relation to crime prevention and crime policy, examines: the role of opportunity; rational choice and the legal model of the criminal; the social demand for crime prevention; and the ethics of situational crime prevention.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rational choice and situational crime prevention
• ISBN: 1-351-90676-3; 1-315-24534-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910154979403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II