Preventing crime : what works for children, offenders, victims, and places/ ed. by Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington

Crime prevention should be rational and should be based on the best possible evidence. Decision-makers should weigh heavily any available evidence on what works best. How can a program that has produced no discernable evidence of effectiveness, as shown through numerous evaluations, be considered for implementation? Unfortunately, this happens all the time. Evidence-based crime prevention attempts to overcome this and other obstacles by ensuring that the best available evidence is considered in any decision to implement a program designed to prevent crime. This book is about evidence-based crime prevention. A project of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, "Preventing Crime" brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is the first book to assess the effectiveness of criminological interventions using the most rigorous review methodology of the systematic review. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime

crime Prevention Should Be Rational And Should Be Based On The Best Possible Evidence. Decision-makers Should Weigh Heavily Any Available Evidence On What Works Best. How Can A Program That Has Produced No Discernable Evidence Of Effectiveness, As Shown Through Numerous Evaluations, Be Considered For Implementation? Unfortunately, This Happens All The Time. Evidence-based Crime Prevention Attempts To Overcome This And Other Obstacles By Ensuring That The Best Available Evidence Is Considered In Any Decision To Implement A Program Designed To Prevent Crime. This Book Is About Evidence-based Crime Prevention.

a Project Of The Campbell Collaboration Crime And Justice Group, Preventing Crime Brings Together The Leading Scientific Evidence On What Works Best For A Wide Range Of Interventions Organized Around Four Important Domains In Criminology: At-risk Children, Offenders, Victims, And Places. It Is The First Book To Assess The Effectiveness Of Criminological Interventions Using The Most Rigorous Review Methodology Of The Systematic Review. It Is An Indispensable Guide To The Leading Scientific Evidence On What Works Best To Prevent Crime.

Evidence-Based Crime Prevention....Pages 1-17 Front Matter....Pages 19-19 Early Parent Training....Pages 21-32 Child Social Skills Training....Pages 33-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-55 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions....Pages 57-71 Boot Camps....Pages 73-86 Scared Straight and Other Juvenile Awareness Programs....Pages 87-101 Incarceration-Based Drug Treatment....Pages 103-116 Costs and Benefits of Sentencing....Pages 117-127 Front Matter....Pages 129-129 Mandated Batterer Intervention Programs to Reduce Domestic Violence....Pages 131-145 Restorative Justice to Reduce Victimization....Pages 147-160 Preventing Repeat Residential Burglary Victimization....Pages 161-176 Front Matter....Pages 177-177 Policing Crime Hot Spots....Pages 179-192 Closed-Circuit Television Surveillance....Pages 193-208 Improved Street Lighting....Pages 209-224 Front Matter....Pages 225-225 Conclusions and Directions from Evidence-Based Crime Prevention....Pages 227-237 Evidence-based crime prevention attempts to overcome the difficulties of program implementation and other obstacles by ensuring that the best available evidence is considered in any decision to implement a program designed to prevent crime. This book is about evidence-based crime prevention. A project of the Campbell Collaboration Crime and Justice Group, this book brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology : at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places This book examines evidence-based crime prevention through the use of the rigorous methodology of systematic reviews. It brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime.