This book offers an introduction to crime science; it is specifically for police and security professionals. Written by one of the founders of Crime Science and an expert in crime reduction, it considers the unique characteristics of the approach, its applicability to the control of crime, disorder and terrorism, and the importance of experimentation and the testing of new ideas to build a knowledge base for ethical policing. Core content includes:
- The basics of crime science in concept, theory and practice;
- Methods of research and assessment used by crime scientists;
- Crime Science and policing, including its application to volume crimes, serious crimes and investigation;
- Legitimacy and public compliance;
- Policing, science and future crimes.
This book is essential reading for all students of professional policing, as well as those interested in crime and its control, reduction and prevention.
About the Author: Gloria Laycock is Professor Emeritus of Crime Science at University College London, UK. She worked in the Home Office for over thirty years on research and development in prisons, policing and crime prevention fields. She has acted as a consultant and trainer on policing matters in Europe, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, India, South Africa and the Middle East. She was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for services to crime policy.
