PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CRIME PREVENTION - AN INTRODUCTION - EIGHTY HOUR BASIC COURSE ON CRIME PREVENTION.

• NCJ Number: 45707
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 562 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Southwest Texas State University
• Corporate Author: Texas Criminal Justice Division; Southwest Texas State University
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY AND PRINCIPLES OF CRIME PREVENTION IS FOLLOWED BY SPECIFIC DISCUSSIONS OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF CRIME PREVENTION. GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATING A PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED.

Abstract

A BRIEF HISTORY OF CRIME PREVENTION AS A CONCEPT IS TRACED FROM BRITAIN TO THE UNITED STATES, AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIME PREVENTION ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIFIC TOPICS AND PHYSICAL DEVICES RELATING TO PREVENTION ARE DEALT WITH IN TABULATED SECTIONS. THE CONCLUDING CHAPTERS OUTLINE CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM GUIDELINES AND EVALUATION METHODS. THE SECTIONS ARE NOT UNIFORM IN FORMAT; HOWEVER, RELATED REFERENCE AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL, CHECKLISTS, APPENDIXES, AND SAMPLE FORMS ARE PROVIDED AT THE ENDS OF SECTIONS. TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE TEXT ARE: (1) INTRODUCTION TO SECURITY; (2) INTERNAL MANAGEMENT; (3) RETAIL SECURITY AND THE PROBLEM OF FRAUD; (4) RETAIL POLICY AND PROCEDURES; (5) SECURITY LIGHTING; (6) SAFES; (7) ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND SECURITY; (8) LOCK TERMINOLOGY AND MECANICAL SECURITY; (9) ARMED ROBBERY PREVENTION; (10) RAPE PREVENTION; (11) CRIME PREVENTION AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; (13) MODEL SECURITY CODES; (14) SECURITY SURVEYS; (15) PUBLIC SPEAKING FOR CRIME PREVENTION; (16) PUBLIC INFORMATION AND CRIME PREVENTION; (17) IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS; (20) MOBILIZATION OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT; (21) JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION; (22) CRIME DATA ANALYSIS; AND (23) REVIEW OF VARIOUS CRIME PREVENTION FILMS. (DAG)