01660nam a2200361 a 4500 EDZ0000082828 StDuBDS 20150804193941.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120418s2009 nyu fo| 001 0 eng d 9780199943999 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HV7431 .W398 2009 364.4 23 Welsh, Brandon, 1969- Making public places safer [electronic resource] : surveillance and crime prevention / Brandon C. Welsh, David P. Farrington. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. 1 online resource (168 p.). Studies in crime and public policy Includes bibliographical references and index. This title assesses the effectiveness and social costs of the most important surveillance methods to prevent crime in public space: CCTV, improved street lighting, security guards, place managers, and defensible space. Importantly, the book goes beyond the question of 'Does it work?' and examines specific conditions and contexts. Description based on print version record. Crime prevention United States. Public spaces United States. Public safety United States. Security systems. Closed-circuit television. Farrington, David P. Print version 9780195326215 Studies in crime and public policy. Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195326215.001.0001 38071 38071