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Handbook on Cities and Crime
With insightful contributions from eminent scholars in the field, this multidisciplinary Handbook provides an authoritative overview of scholarship on cities and crime. It discusses contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to urban crime research, as well as its practical implications and psychological impacts.
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With insightful contributions from eminent scholars in the field, this multidisciplinary Handbook provides an authoritative overview of scholarship on cities and crime. It discusses contemporary theoretical and methodological approaches to urban crime research, as well as its practical implications and psychological impacts.
Synthesizing a wealth of international research, chapters cover aspects of urban crime ranging from immigration, disasters and gentrification, to more specific challenges such as adolescent delinquency, gangs and hate crime. Highlighting the diversity of crime in cities, the Handbook emphasises the need to broaden perspectives beyond those usually observed in the Global North. Expert authors evaluate future avenues for preventing and controlling crime in cities, including alternative approaches to policing, digital surveillance and smart cities.
Incisive and forward-looking, the Handbook on Cities and Crime is a vital read for academics and students in criminology, sociology, human geography and urban studies. Scholars and practitioners in fields such as housing, policing and ethnography will also benefit greatly from its insights.
Synthesizing a wealth of international research, chapters cover aspects of urban crime ranging from immigration, disasters and gentrification, to more specific challenges such as adolescent delinquency, gangs and hate crime. Highlighting the diversity of crime in cities, the Handbook emphasises the need to broaden perspectives beyond those usually observed in the Global North. Expert authors evaluate future avenues for preventing and controlling crime in cities, including alternative approaches to policing, digital surveillance and smart cities.
Incisive and forward-looking, the Handbook on Cities and Crime is a vital read for academics and students in criminology, sociology, human geography and urban studies. Scholars and practitioners in fields such as housing, policing and ethnography will also benefit greatly from its insights.
Critical Acclaim
‘Seeking a kaleidoscopic compilation of key current research threads in urban community criminology? Look no further. Chapters authored by established and emerging scholars contain far more insights about past work, and intriguing questions about future directions, than found in your average handbook. Even those who have investigated some of these topics for four decades will learn much.’
– Ralph B. Taylor, Temple University, USA
‘This Handbook contains important contributions from leading scholars studying the ecological distribution of crime. The insights within are deserving of wide attention in criminology and should be studied carefully.’
– Paul Bellair, The Ohio State University, USA
‘Oberwittler and Wickes provide an essential contribution to criminology. Drawing on an international and cross-disciplinary array of expert contributors, they showcase the diverse theoretical perspectives, methodological innovations, and substantive issues underlying contemporary research on crime in cities across the globe. The Handbook on Cities and Crime offers refreshing breadth and is an important resource for all who study the distribution of crime across and within cities.’
– Pamela Wilcox, The Pennsylvania State University, US
‘Oberwittler and Wickes have brought together an outstanding international team of scholars and curated a fabulous collection of works for their Handbook on Cities and Crime. Situating the chapters in the context of international crime trends in urban spaces and thoughtfully drawing on historical theories on crime and place, the Handbook makes a significant global contribution to the ecology of crime literature.’
– Lorraine Mazerolle, The University of Queensland, Australia
– Ralph B. Taylor, Temple University, USA
‘This Handbook contains important contributions from leading scholars studying the ecological distribution of crime. The insights within are deserving of wide attention in criminology and should be studied carefully.’
– Paul Bellair, The Ohio State University, USA
‘Oberwittler and Wickes provide an essential contribution to criminology. Drawing on an international and cross-disciplinary array of expert contributors, they showcase the diverse theoretical perspectives, methodological innovations, and substantive issues underlying contemporary research on crime in cities across the globe. The Handbook on Cities and Crime offers refreshing breadth and is an important resource for all who study the distribution of crime across and within cities.’
– Pamela Wilcox, The Pennsylvania State University, US
‘Oberwittler and Wickes have brought together an outstanding international team of scholars and curated a fabulous collection of works for their Handbook on Cities and Crime. Situating the chapters in the context of international crime trends in urban spaces and thoughtfully drawing on historical theories on crime and place, the Handbook makes a significant global contribution to the ecology of crime literature.’
– Lorraine Mazerolle, The University of Queensland, Australia
