Preventing Crime: What Works for Children, Offenders, Victims and Places

by Brandon C. Welsh (Editor), David P. Farrington (Editor)

This book examines evidence-based crime prevention through the use of the rigorous methodology of systematic reviews. It brings together the leading scientific evidence on what works best for a wide range of interventions organized around four important domains in criminology: at-risk children, offenders, victims, and places. It is an indispensable guide to the leading scientific evidence on what works best to prevent crime.

254 pages, Paperback

First published November 22, 2005