In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices, criminologists Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque present a well-rounded exploration of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Grounded in criminological theory and emphasizing the social, psychological, and biological roots of crime, this text presents current research, perspectives, and examples that capture the key crime prevention concepts, including the public health model for crime prevention and strategies that integrates theory and practice.

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorsPart I: Introduction: Why Crime Prevention?Chapter 1: The Crime Problem in the United States The Amount and Cost of Crime Unaffordable Justice: The Failure of Mass IncarcerationChapter 2: Public Health and the Study of Crime Prevention The Public Health Model Studying Crime and Crime PreventionChapter 3: Setting the Stage: The Individual Roots of Crime Preview of The Discussion Biological Factors Then and Now Psychological Factors: Mental Illness and Personality Cognitive Processes and Motivation: Rational Choice and DeterrenceChapter 4: Setting the Stage: The Environmental Roots of Crime Community and Situational Factors Families, Friends, and Schools Sociodemographic Correlates of Crime The Need for Multifaceted Crime PreventionPart II: Primary Crime Prevention: Focus on the Social and Physical EnvironmentsChapter 5: Economic and Employment Strategies Poverty and Crime Employment and Crime Reducing Poverty and Promoting Stable EmploymentChapter 6: Community and Neighborhood Approaches Community Risk Factors for Crime Early Community Crime Prevention Approaches Contemporary Community Crime Prevention Approaches Community Crime Prevention and Substance Abuse Difficulties with Community Crime PreventionChapter 7: Situational Crime Prevention Situational Crime Prevention: Background Theoretical Background: Routine Activities and Rational Choice Theory Situational Crime Prevention: The Basics Situational Crime Prevention: Evidence Situational Crime Prevention: Critiques Preventing Gun ViolencePart III: Secondary Crime Prevention: Focus on Families, Schools, and PeersChapter 8: Parents, Children, and Families Parenting and Child Outcomes Parenting Programs and Crime Prevention Early Childhood and Family Programs How Do Parent/Family Programs Work? Preventing Family ViolenceChapter 9: Schools and Crime Prevention Schools and Risk Factors for Crime Preventing Crime in the School Crime Prevention Programs in Schools: Developmental ApproachesChapter 10: Peers, Gangs, and Youth Crime Youth Crime: Facts and Figures Peers and Youth Crime Gangs and CrimePart IV: Tertiary Crime Prevention: Focus on Criminal JusticeChapter 11: Policing and Crime Prevention History of Policing Deterrence Theory and Policing What Does Not Work? What Seems to Work? Controversies in Police Crime PreventionChapter 12: Prisons and Crime Prevention Prisons: A Brief History From We Think It Works, To Nothing Works, To What Works What Works in Prison Corrections? Experiences in Prison and RecidivismChapter 13: Community Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Reentry Understanding Probation and Parole Probation and Crime Prevention Parole and Crime PreventionPart V: Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Crime PreventionChapter 14: Epilogue: The Promise and Challenge of Crime Prevention What Have You Learned? Lessons from Canada and Western Europe The Future of Crime Prevention in the United StatesGlossaryIndex