This chapter reviews the most frequent criticisms and argues that they are overstated and
generally misconceived. It deals with theoretical criticisms of the approach and the second …

Psychotic disorders often have been linked with violence. However, studies have shown that
people with a psychotic disorder are more often victim than perpetrator of violence. The …

The concentration of police resources in stable crime hotspots has proven effective in
reducing crime, but the extent to which police can disrupt dynamically changing crime …

Legitimacy (or “the right to exercise power”) is now an established concept in criminological
analysis, especially in relation to policing. Substantial empirical evidence shows the …

The study of crime has focused primarily on why particular people commit crime or why
specific communities have higher crime levels than others. In The Criminology of Place …

Pump-and-dump schemes are fraudulent price manipulations through the spread of
misinformation and have been around in economic settings since at least the 1700s. With …

A consequential development in victimization theory and research was the idea that
individuals with low self‐control self‐select into the various risky behaviors that may …

Throughout history people have sought ways of understanding and improving their lot. Once
upon a time such wisdom used to be dispensed in rather broad brush strokes and society …

Situational prevention seeks to reduce opportunities for specific categories of crime by
increasing the associated risks and difficulties and reducing the rewards. It is composed of …

From white-collar to environmental crime, and hate crime to sexual violence, the study of
victims and of the processes of victimisation is indispensable to understanding the full scale …