Crime Prevention in High-Rise Housing.

Lessons from the Crime Prevention Carousel.

Edited by Tim Lukas

Book cover: Crime Prevention in High-Rise Housing.

Paperback (Published)

(December 2007)

ISBN: 9783428126880

5.83 x 8.82 inches

Price: $40.00

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Large, densely constructed high-rise housing
estates at the fringes of cities are particularly regarded as urban areas that
exhibit a severe potential for crime and insecurity. Rehabilitation schemes have
therefore been increasingly utilised for remedial schemes in suburban housing during
the past years.

Are attempts to rehabilitate high-rise housing estates actually an effective way to
reduce crime and feelings of insecurity in areas of this nature? This is the pivotal
question of the Crime Prevention Carousel, an international comparative study which
seeks to explore physical improvements and social changes at six high-rise housing
estates in five Eastern and Western European countries. Focusing on both situational
and social approaches to crime prevention the study aims to share information and
experiences about how best to reduce neighbourhood crime and feelings of insecurity
in high-rise residential housing estates.

Inhalt: N. Zimmermann, Foreword - T. Lukas,
Introduction: Crime prevention in high-rise housing - "Crime Prevention Carousel" -
Overview and conclusion - References - H. Shaftoe, Crime in high-rise housing: is it
the built environment's fault?: - Summary of theories and principles about the built
environment and crime - Theory and principles as applied to the six case study areas
- Appendix - References - T. Lukas / M. Enters, Social cohesion and feelings of
insecurity: Social cohesion - Conceptual framework - Connecting social cohesion and
feelings of insecurity - Results - Summary and conclusion - References - T. Barabás /
S. Windt, Levels of victimisation: Historical background - The research on
victimology in the study - Conclusion - Appendix - References - K. Krajewski,
Registered offence trends: Crime rate trends in five countries - Crime rate trends in
five cities - Crime rate trends in the five research areas - References - T.
Woldendorp / N. Smits, Lessons learned. What we can learn from each other:
Introduction - Learning from each other - Appendix

  • Edited by Tim Lukas