A comprehensive and up-to-date examination of a number of key crime and policing issues. Drawing on case material, the book examines the significance of spatial patterns of crime and the processes which produce them.

Introduction, David J. Evans, Nicholas R. Fyfe, David T. Herbert; Part 1 Methodologies and Sources; Chapter 1 Explanations of Crime and Place, Anthony E. Bottoms, Paul Wiles; Chapter 2 Left Realism and the Spatial Study of Crime, David J. Evans; Chapter 3 Local Area Profiles of Crime, Norman Davidson, Trevor Locke; Chapter 4 Is There a Role for Spatial Information Systems in Formulating Multi-Agency Crime Prevention Strategies?, Ian Heywood, Neil Hall, Peter Redhead; Part 2 Crime and Policing; Chapter 5 Where Criminals Live, János Ladányi; Chapter 6 The Journey to Crime, George F. Rengert; Chapter 7 Housing Markets and Residential Community Crime Careers, Anthony E. Bottoms, Ann Claytor, Paul Wiles; Chapter 8 Crime Awareness and Urban Neighbourhoods, David T. Herbert, Judy Darwood; Chapter 9 Different Worlds, Kate Painter; Chapter 10 A Place for Every Crime and Every Crime in Its Place, Robert Barr, Ken Pease; Chapter 11 Policing the Upper World, Michael Levi; Chapter 12 Police Practices and Crime Rates in the Lower World, John Lowman; Part 3 Crime and Policing; Chapter 13 Changing Perspectives on Crime Prevention, Kevin Heal; Chapter 14 Themes and Variations in Neighbourhood Watch, Trevor Bennett; Chapter 15 Initiatives in Policing London's Brixton Since the 1981 Riots, David Mitchell; Chapter 16 Towards Locally Sensitive Policing?, Nicholas R. Fyfe;