The role of neighbourhoods in shaping crime and perceptions of crime

Brunton-Smith, Ian, Sutherland, Alex and Jackson, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 (2013) The role of neighbourhoods in shaping crime and perceptions of crime. In: Manley, David, van Ham, Maarten, Bailey, Nick, Simpson, Ludi and Maclennan, Duncan, (eds.) Neighbourhood Effects or Neighbourhood Based Problems?: a Policy Context. Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, London, UK, pp. 67-88. ISBN 9789400766945

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Abstract

This edited volume critically examines the link between area based policies, neighbourhood based problems, and neighbourhood effects: the idea that living in disadvantaged neighbourhoods has a negative effect on residents’ life chances over and above the effect of their individual characteristics. Over the last few decades, Western governments have persistently pursued area based policies to fight such effects, despite a lack of evidence that they exist, or that these policies make a difference. The first part of this book presents case studies of perceived neighbourhood based problems in the domains of crime; health; educational outcomes; and employment. The second part of the book presents an international overview of the policies that different governments have implemented in response to these neighbourhood based problems, and discusses the theoretical and conceptual processes behind place based policy making. Case studies are drawn from a diverse range of countries including the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and the USA.

Item Type:	Book Section
Official URL:	http://www.springer.com
Additional Information:	© 2013 Springer Science and Business Dordrecht
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	28 May 2012 11:36
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2024 18:03
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/41801

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