Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection, Volume 22: New Directions in Theory and Policy (Advances in Criminological Theory) - Softcover

'Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection represents the cutting edge of current thinking on crime and place. It brings together some of the finest minds in the business in a well-structured volume compiled by two of the most insightful thinkers I know.' – Jerry Ratcliffe, Temple University

'Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection is a brilliant and timely book. With contributions by leading authors in the field, this volume will, no doubt, be a defining contribution to criminological thought for years to come, inspiring much research on the theoretical dimension of crime and place.' – Martin A. Andresen, Simon Fraser University

'Weisburd and Eck’s radical research agenda of twenty years ago has produced a wealth of empirical findings on crime and place. In this volume they contend that Criminology would benefit even more by improved theoretical understanding of the findings. To this end, the contributing authors propose a variety of theoretical frameworks, some of which could also transform policing and corrections.' – Ronald V. Clarke, Rutgers University

'Unravelling the Crime-Place Connection, edited by David Weisburd and John Eck, brings together a powerhouse of scholars who specialize in various aspects of environmental criminology. This book highlights both the underlying theories of place-based criminology as well as the cutting edge ideas and methods for which this subfield is known.' – Cynthia Lum, George Mason University

Unraveling the Crime-Place Connection examines in a new light how places enhance our understanding of crime and its control. While there has been much work in this area focused on policy, few have examined the underlying theories that inform this work. Theory has played a secondary role in the "criminology of place," and this volume brings it to the forefront of scholarly concerns.

Each part and its chapters illuminate cutting-edge ideas in the etiology and control of crime at place, beginning with an introductory Part I. Crime is often concentrated in very small geographies, and Part II emphasizes the importance of capturing the dynamic nature of places in order to understand crime clustering. Part III offers integrative theories on the varying contextual arrangements of places and links theories of places to other theories of individuals, neighborhoods, and other social contexts. In Part IV, theorists ask how the actions of place owners facilitate or control crime and what policies governments can institute to regulate place management.

This volume will be of interest to criminologists worldwide and useful for graduate-level or advanced undergraduate courses on environmental criminology or crime prevention.