Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis - 18 (2nd edition.)

The environmental perspective in criminology comprises a range of overlapping theories and approaches. At the core, it is bound by a common focus on the role that the immediate environment plays in the performance of crime, and a conviction that careful analyses of these environmental influences are the key to the effective investigation, control and prevention of crime. It offers an exciting and fresh approach to understanding and responding to contemporary crime problems.

Environmental Crime and Crime Analysis

brings together the key contributions to environmental criminology to comprehensively define the field and synthesize the concepts and ideas surrounding environmental criminology. The chapters are written by leading theorists and practitioners in the field. Each chapter analyses the major elements of environmental criminology and crime analysis.

The new edition builds on the success of its predecessor and offers a more coherent structure, a new chapter on crime scripts, scene-setting introductions to each section and critical thinking questions at the end of each chapter. This book is essential reading for both practitioners and undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on environmental criminology, crime analysis and crime prevention.