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Crime and Everyday Life offers a bold approach to crime theory and crime reduction. Using a clear, engaging, and streamlined writing style, the Sixth Edition illuminates the causes of criminal behavior, showing how crime can affect everyone in both small and large ways. Renowned authors Marcus Felson and Mary Eckert then offer realistic ways to reduce or eliminate crime and criminal behavior in specific settings by removing the opportunity to complete the act. Most importantly, this book teaches students how to think about crime, and then do something about it.
Local Design Against Crime
Local Design Against Crime
A clever experiment was carried out in the Netherlands by Danielle Reynald—now a professor in Australia. She walked up to homes and looked around quite overtly. She asked herself:
- Do I see anybody around?
- (If yes) Do they see me?
- (If yes) Do they say anything?
- Do they call the police?
She then related the answers to the local crime rates. She ...
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