Resultados de búsqueda - "Crime prevention"

Thinking about crime sense and sensibility in American penal culture / por Tonry, Michael H.

Materias: “…Crime prevention United States.…”
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Governing through crime how the war on crime transformed American democracy and created a culture of fear / por Simon, Jonathan, 1959-

Materias: “…Crime prevention Political aspects United States History 20th century.…”
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Sexual exploitation and abuse in UN peacekeeping : an analysis of risk and prevention factors / por Neudorfer, Kelly, 1982-

Materias: “…Sex crimes Prevention.…”
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Managing the human factor in information security how to win over staff and influence business managers / por Lacey, David

Materias: “…Computer crimes Prevention.…”
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Bodies as Evidence : Security, Knowledge, and Power /

Materias: “…Crime prevention. fast (OCoLC)fst00883055…”
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Evaluation of the New York City Police Department firearm training and firearm-discharge review process

Materias: “…Firearms Use in crime prevention Study and teaching New York (State) New York Evaluation.…”
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Urban politics, crime rates, and police strength por Stucky, Thomas Dain

Materias: “…Crime prevention United States Finance.…”
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The politics of cross-border crime in greater China case studies of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao / por Lo, Shiu Hing, 1963-

Materias: “…Organized crime Prevention International cooperation.…”
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Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America /

Materias: “…Violent crimes Prevention. fast (OCoLC)fst01167326…”
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The drug nexus in Africa.

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Juvenile crime, juvenile justice

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Cops and Kids : Policing Juvenile Delinquency in Urban America, 1890-1940 / por Wolcott, David B.

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The rise of police crime prevention, 1919-40 -- 7. Shifting priorities : targeting serious crime and minority youth in interwar Los Angeles -- 8. …”
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Crime, criminality and criminal justice / por White, R. D. (Robert Douglas), 1956-, Perrone, Santina

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Recidivism, Rehabilitation and Restorative Justice -- 28. Crime Prevention.…”
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Public security and police reform in the Americas /

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rowland -- From law and order to homeland security in the United States / John Bailey -- Police-community conflict and crime prevention in Cincinnati, Ohio / John E. Eck and Jay Rothman -- Assessing responses to public insecurity in the Americas / John Bailey and Lucía Dammert.…”
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Migration, culture conflict, crime, and terrorism

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Newman -- Religiosity and crime : attitudes towards violence and delinquent behavior among young Christians and Muslims in Germany / Katrin Brettfeld, Peter Wetzels -- Juvenile criminality in Germany in context of migratory processes / Kerstin Reich -- The prison situation of foreigners in Japan / Koichi Miyazawa, Philipp Osten -- Media, evil, and society : media use and its impacts on crime perception, sentencing attitudes, and crime policy in Germany / Christian Pfeiffer, Michael Windzio, Matthias Kleimann -- The United Nations global programme against trafficking in human beings : results from the pilot study / Alexis Aronowitz -- Transnational organized crime and trafficking of human beings / Fusun Sokullu-Akinci -- Refugees and human rights : an international law perspective / Turgut Tarhanli -- Preventing migrant deaths : a possible role for situational crime prevention / Rob T. Guerette -- Providing a helping hand to battered immigrant women : the professional's perspectives / Edna Erez, Linsey Britz -- Dealing with domestic violence in India : a problem solving model for police / Mangai Natarajan.…”
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Long-term effects of law enforcement's post-9/11 focus on counterterrorism and homeland security

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Criminologists on terrorism and homeland security

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Strategies for Intervention: 7. Crime prevention strategies and terrorism Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper; 8. …”
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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.…”
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