Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-326) and index.
Contents
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Introduction; 01 Crime, costs and the quality of life; 02 Crime trends in the USA and in Britain; 03 Echoes from the past: caves, castles, citadels, walls and trenches; 04 Basic theories and principles of place-based crime prevention planning; 05 American policy and practice; 07 British policy and practice; 08 British case studies; 09 Some Anglo-American comparisons; 10 The way forward; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
A comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on urban experience.