Creating Defensible Space
Creating Defensible Space

Author: Oscar Newman

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0788145282

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The appearance of Oscar Newman's Defensible SpaceÓ in 1972 signaled the establishment of a new criminological subdiscipline that has come to be called by many Crime Prevention Through Environmental DesignÓ or CPTED. Over the years, Mr. Newman's ideas have proven to have significant merit in helping the Nation's citizens reclaim their urban neighborhoods. This casebook will assist public & private organizations with the implementation of Defensible Space theory. This monograph draws directly from Mr. Newman's experience as consulting architect. Illustrations.

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Author: Timothy Crowe

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-06-19

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 0124116337

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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, 3e is a vital book for anyone involved in architectural design, space management, and urban planning. The concepts presented in this book explain the link between design and human behavior. Understanding this link can enable a planner to use natural environmental factors to minimize loss and crime and to maximize productivity. This practical guide addresses several environmental settings, including major event facilities, small retail establishments, downtown streets, residential areas, and playgrounds. A one-stop resource with explanations of criminal behavior and the historical aspects of design, it teaches both the novice and the expert in crime prevention how to use the environment to affect human behavior in a positive manner. - Fully updated with substantial new material in each chapter - Useful illustrations describe the design and layout concepts in an easy to understand manner - Written by a well-qualified author in the field of crime prevention

Defensible Space on the Move
Defensible Space on the Move

Author: Loretta Lees

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-02-02

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1119500400

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Both theoretically informed and empirically rich, Defensible Space makes an important conceptual contribution to policy mobilities thinking, to policy and practice, and also to practitioners handling of complex spatial concepts. Critically examines the geographical concept Defensible Space, which has been influential in designing out crime to date, and has been applied to housing estates in the UK, North America, Europe and beyond Evaluates the movement/mobility/mobilisation of defensible space from the US to the UK and into English housing policy and practice Explores the multiple ways the concept of defensible space was interpreted and implemented, as it circulated from national to local level and within particular English housing estates Critiquing and pushing forwards work on policy mobilities, the authors illustrate for the first time how transfer mechanisms worked at both a policy and practitioner level Drawing on extensive archival research, oral histories and in-depth interviews, this important book reveals defensible space to be ambiguous, uncertain in nature, neither proven or disproven scientifically

The Public and Wildland Fire Management
The Public and Wildland Fire Management

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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Presents key social science findings from three National Fire Plan-sponsored research projects. Articles highlight information of likely interest to individuals working to decrease wildfire hazards on both private and public lands. Three general topic areas are addressed: (1) public views and acceptance of fuels management, (2) working with homeowners and communities, and (3) tools that can help us understand social issues.

Applied Social Psychology
Applied Social Psychology

Author: Frank W. Schneider

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2011-10-26

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1412976383

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This is an introductory textbook that helps students understand how people think about, feel about, relate to, and influence one another.

Crime Prevention
Crime Prevention

Author: Daniel Gilling

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9781857284904

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This work summarizes and synthesizes the substantial crime prevention literature to provide an approachable and comprehensive text for students. It sets out a critical analysis in the context of the politics of criminal justice policy.

A Level Psychology Through Diagrams
A Level Psychology Through Diagrams

Author: Grahame Hill

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0199134227

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DT These highly successful revision guides have been brought right up-to-date for the new A Level specifications introduced in September 2000.DT Oxford Revision Guides are highly effective for both individual revision and classroom summary work. The unique visual format makes the key concepts and processes, and the links between them, easier to memorize.DT Students will save valuable revision time by using these notes instead of condensing their own.DT In fact, many students are choosing to buy their own copies so that they can colour code or highlight them as they might do with their own revision notes.