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Crime Prevention Studies (vol. 2)
Ronald V. Clarke, ed.
(Paperback)
1994, 240 pages
ISBN: 1-881798-16-X
$42.50

This volume of Crime Prevention Studies includes a mix of empirical and theoretical studies.
Timothy J. Hope presents three case studies of successful actions taken by St. Louis police to reduce crime and disorder problems associated with drug houses. Hans M. Willemse summarizes case studies of successful Dutch crime prevention measures carried out at a public housing project, a public transport system, a shopping center and three schools. Jonathan Smith reports that the use of car tire wheelclamps (or “boots”) substantially reduced illegal parking in London. The introduction of steering column locks prevented car thefts in Britain, the U.S. and Germany, according to Barry Webb. Nancy G. La Vigne’s research concludes that modest changes in store environments could significantly reduce gasoline drive-off thefts at convenience stores. A study in British Columbia by Daniel J.K. Beavon, P.L. Brantingham and P.J. Brantingham examines the impact of street networks on the patterning of property offenses.
Three chapters are theoretical in scope. Dermot P. Walsh argues that, notwithstanding the successes of situational prevention, specific types of crime are much more often rendered obsolete by historical change than by deliberate efforts at controlling them. Ronald V. Clarke and David Weisburd suggest that situational measures frequently produce unrecognized crime prevention benefits even outside the intended scope of their actions. Paul Ekblom supplies a new classification of crime prevention activity based on his notion of “proximal circumstances,” which is a combination of the immediate situation and the offender’s disposition.

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