Full Description
Evaluation in crime prevention is universally regarded as essential, but many problems have been encountered in ensuring that this is carried out effectively - both in relation to specific initiatives as well as the forms of partnerships that are now being widely promoted. This book is concerned primarily with the design and conduct of evaluations that are intended to help improve crime prevention policy and practice - through providing feedback that will generate corrections and refinements in crime, prevention theory, policy and practice. ""Evaluation for Crime Prevention"" makes a highly significant contribution to this process, drawing on lessons learned in a variety of international contexts.
Contents
1 Introduction - evaluation for crime prevention theory (Nick Tilley); 2 Anticipated consequences: developing a strategy for the targeted management of displacement and diffusion of benefits (Niall Hamilton-Smith); 3 Cost-benefit analysis and crime prevention and crime prevention (John Roman and Graham Farrell); 4 Learning from experience in problem-oriented policing and situation prevention: the positive functions of weak evaluations and the negative functions of strong ones (John E. Eck); 5 Choosing an evaluation model for community crime prevention programmes (Brian English, Rick Cummings and Ralph G. Straton); 6 Evaluating multi-agency crime prevention partnerships: theory, design and measurement issues (Dennis P. Rosenbaum)
