Description
In Crime Prevention: Programs, Policies, and Practices, criminologists Steven E. Barkan and Michael Rocque present a well-rounded exploration of evidence-based policies, programs, and practices. Grounded in criminological theory and emphasizing the social, psychological, and biological roots of crime, this text presents current research, perspectives, and examples that capture the key crime prevention concepts students should understand, including the public health model for crime prevention. Highlighting the importance of applying theory to real-world solutions, the authors' discussion of crime prevention strategies integrates theory and practice throughout the text.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
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
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 *
-- Philip McCormack * Review *
-- Philip McCormack * Review *
Book Information
ISBN 9781483375083
Author Steven E. Barkan
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 630g
About the Author
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.
Reviews
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9781483375083
Author Steven E. Barkan
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint SAGE Publications Inc
Publisher SAGE Publications Inc
Weight(grams) 630g
