Crime Prevention

Steven E. Barkan is professor of sociology at the University of Maine. His published works include several textbooks and numerous journal articles in criminology, criminal justice, law and society, and sociology. He served as president of both the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) and the Textbook and Academic Authors Association, as chair of the Law and Society Division of SSSP, and as a council member for the Sociology of Law Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Strongly committed to undergraduate education, he currently serves on the advisory board of the ASA Honors Program and served on the council of Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology undergraduate honorary society. Michael Rocque is an associate professor in the Bates College Department of Sociology and the senior research advisor at the Maine Department of Corrections. His research focuses on life-course criminology, as well as race and justice. He is the author of three books: The Criminal Brain, 2nd edition (2016, NYU Press) with Nicole H. Rafter and Chad Posick, Desistance From Crime (2017, Palgrave-Macmillan), and Great Debates in Criminology (2018, Routledge) with Chad Posick. He was the recipient of the American Society of Criminology's Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology's Early Career Award in 2016.

Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Part 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 Incarceration Chapter 2: Public Health and the Study of Crime Prevention The Public Health Model Studying Crime and Crime Prevention Chapter 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 Deterrence Chapter 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 Prevention Part II: Primary Crime Prevention: Focus on the Social and Physical Environments Chapter 5: Economic and Employment Strategies Poverty and Crime Employment and Crime Reducing Poverty and Promoting Stable Employment Chapter 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 Prevention Chapter 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 Violence Part III: Secondary Crime Prevention: Focus on Families, Schools, and Peers Chapter 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 Violence Chapter 9: Schools and Crime Prevention Schools and Risk Factors for Crime Preventing Crime in the School Crime Prevention Programs in Schools: Developmental Approaches Chapter 10: Peers, Gangs, and Youth Crime Youth Crime: Facts and Figures Peers and Youth Crime Gangs and Crime Part IV: Tertiary Crime Prevention: Focus on Criminal Justice Chapter 11: Policing and Crime Prevention History of Policing Deterrence Theory and Policing What Does Not Work? What Seems to Work? Controversies in Police Crime Prevention Chapter 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 Recidivism Chapter 13: Community Corrections: Probation, Parole, and Reentry Understanding Probation and Parole Probation and Crime Prevention Parole and Crime Prevention Part V: Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Crime Prevention Chapter 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 States Glossary Index

I am delighted to welcome this extremely informative, clearly-written and wide-ranging textbook on crime prevention. Commendably, it emphasizes a public health approach and reviews the theoretical and empirical bases of prevention programs. It reviews primary prevention (including employment, community, and situational programs), secondary prevention (including family, school, peer, and gang programs), and tertiary prevention (including police, prison, parole, and probation programs). I can confidently recommend that students and others who are interested in crime prevention will learn a great deal from this book, as I did. -- David P. Farrington In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies and Practices, Barkan and Rocque have written the definitive textbook on the prevention of crime in contemporary society. Blending the latest scholarship, real-world examples of research for policy change, and top-notch analysis, this book provides an in-depth education on what it means and what it takes to prevent crime. -- Brandon C. Welsh * Authors * This text is a well-rounded exploration of crime prevention theory and programming. I enjoyed reading this book as an instructor and I anticipate students will also enjoy it. -- Wendy Perkins * Reviews * Crime Prevention is an excellent compendium of selections by many of the major topics in the discipline. It covers a variety of theories and practices from traditional ones to up-to-date! . . . Easy-to-follow for everyone even if someone does not have any connection to crime prevention. -- YongJei Lee * Reviews * I have colleagues who teach this course as well and I would simply say "It's Stephen Lab's book without the unnecessary filler and with up to date research and examples." That is truly what it is. I would hope that the author[s] would take that as a compliment, because he just surpassed (in my opinion) the hands down best crime prevention text on the market. -- Keith Bell * Review * This crime prevention text thoroughly and evenly offers students crime prevention theory, strategies, and research in a useful, informative manner. . . Strong theory presentation. Strong research support. Balanced in a fair way. -- John Hazy * Review * The Barkan [and Rocque] text is a crime prevention text providing an overview of explanatory research and associated policy in a variety of areas consistently discussed in an undergraduate crime prevention and policy-related text. -- Philip McCormack * Review * The Barkan [and Rocque] text is a crime prevention text providing an overview of explanatory research and associated policy in a variety of areas consistently discussed in an undergraduate crime prevention and policy-related text. -- Philip McCormack * Review *