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The international crime drop New directions in research /

Drawing on new studies from major European countries and Australia, this exciting collection extends the ongoing debate on falling crime rates from the perspective of criminal opportunity or routine activity theory. It analyses the effect of post WW2 crime booms which triggered a universal improveme...

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Group Author: Dijk, Jan Van; Tseloni, Andromachi; Farrell, Graham
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Crime prevention and security management
Subjects:
Criminal statistics > Cross-cultural studies
Causes & prevention of crime
Crime
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137291462
Summary: Drawing on new studies from major European countries and Australia, this exciting collection extends the ongoing debate on falling crime rates from the perspective of criminal opportunity or routine activity theory. It analyses the effect of post WW2 crime booms which triggered a universal improvement in security across the Western world.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230302655.
Carrier Form: 296 p. : 60 figures, 22.
ISBN: 9780230302655
9781137291462 :
113729146X :
CLC: D917
Contents: Editors' Introduction PART I: INTERNATIONAL TRENDS Global Overview: International trends in Victimization and Recorded Crime-- J.van Dijk & A.Tseloni Crime Trends in Western Europe According to Official Statistics from 1990 to 2007-- M.F.Aebi & A.Linde The Case of Australia and New Zealand-- P.Mayhew Trends in Violence Against Women: Some Good News and Some Bad News-- K.Kangaspunta & I.H.Marshall The Crime Drop in 'Non-Western' Countries: a Review of Homicide Data-- A.A.del Frate & G.Mugellini PART II: CRIME ANALYSIS AND PATTERNS Underlying Patterns within the England and Wales Crime Drop--

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