Planning for Crime Prevention: A Transatlantic Perspective

by Richard H. Schneider and Ted Kitchen

Book Overview

Crime and the fear of crime are issues high in public concern and on political agendas in most developed countries. This book takes these issues and relates them to the contribution that urban planners and participative planning processes can make in response to these problems. Its focus is thus on the extent to which crime opportunities can be prevented or reduced through the design, planning and management of the built environment. The perspective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415241375
• ISBN13: 9780415241373
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.4"