The International Crime Drop: New Directions in Research (Crime Prevention and Security Management)

Drawing On Studies From Major European Countries And Australia, This Exciting New Collection From A Group Of Internationally-renowned Scholars Extends The Ongoing Debate On Falling Crime Rates From The Perspective Of Criminal Opportunity Or Routine Activity Theory. Considering The Trends And Discourse Of The International Crime Fall, This Book Analyses The Effect Of Post World War Ii Crime Booms Which Triggered A Universal Improvement In Security Across The Western World, Such As The Introduction Of Mandatory Security In Motor Vehicles In Europe And The Us. Preliminary Evidence Is Also Presented On The Impact Of Collective Improvements In Home Security, Analyzing Levels Of Household Burglaries And Their Distribution Amongst The Population In The Netherlands, England And Wales. The International Crime Drop Discusses How Improved Security Against Volume Crime Has Initiated A Prolonged Recession On Criminal Markets In The West, A Downturn That Appears Largely Independent From Criminal Policies Of Individual Governments. With Fresh Evidence For The Causes Of International Falls In Crime, This Book Signals A New Direction In Epidemiological Studies Of Crime. International Trends. Global Overview : International Trends In Victimization And Recorded Crime -- Crime Trends In Western Europe According To Official Statistics From 1990 To 2007 -- The Case Of Australia And New Zealand -- Trends In Violence Against Women : Some Good News And Some Bad News -- The Crime Drop In 'non-western' Countries : A Review Of Homicide Data -- Crime Analysis And Patterns. Underlying Patterns Within The England And Wales Crime Drop -- Crime, Inequality, And Change In England And Wales -- The Crime Drop In Comparative Perspective : The Impact Of The Economy And Imprisonment On American And European Burglary Rates -- New Perspectives. Security And The Drop In Car Theft In The United States -- Self-limiting Crime Waves -- The Crime Drop Discourse -- Or The Illusion Of Uniform Continental Trends : Switzerland As A Contrasting Case -- Crime In The Broad Sweep Of History -- Towards A Comprehensive Research Plan On Opportunity Theory And The Crime Falls. Edited By Jan Van Dijk, Professor Of Victimology, Human Security And Safety, International Victimology Institute, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, Andromachi Tseloni, Professor Of Criminology, Nottingham Trent University, Uk, And Graham Farrell, Senior Research Fellow At The Institute For Canadian Urban Research Studies, Visiting Professor At The School Of Criminology, Simon Fraser University. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.