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Crime and fear in public places : towards safe, inclusive and sustainable cities /

"No city environment reflects the meaning of urban life better than a public place does. A public place, whatever its nature - a park, a mall, a train platform or a street corner - is where people pass by, meet each other and at times become a victim of crime. With this book, we submit that cri...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Ceccato, Vania (Editor), Nalla, Mahesh (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
Series:Crime and society.
Subjects:
Crime prevention.
Public spaces > Safety measures.
Public safety.
City planning.
Espaces publics > Sécurité > Mesures.
Sécurité publique.
ARCHITECTURE > Urban & Land Use Planning.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
City planning
Crime prevention
Public safety
Public spaces > Safety measures
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • PART I
  • Crime and fear in public places: An Introduction Chapter 1. Crime and fear in public places: Aim, scope, and context Chapter 2. The circumstances of crime and fear in public places: A Review of theories Chapter 3. The architecture of crime and fear of crime: Research evidence on lighting, CCTV and CPTED features PART II
  • The environment Chapter 4. Do green areas affect crime and safety? Chapter 5. Safety of urban park users: The case of Poznań, Poland Chapter 6. The role of public places in Disability Hate Crimes (DHC) PART III
  • The movement Chapter 7. Youth safety in public transportation: The case of Eastern Mexico City, Mexico Chapter 8. Transit safety among college students in Tokyo/Kanagawa, Japan Chapter 9. Women and LGBTI youth at target: Assessing transit safety in Rio Claro, Brazil Chapter 10.
  • An analysis of transit safety among college students in Lagos, Nigeria PART IV
  • The users' perspective Chapter 11. Contested gendered space: Public sexual harassment and women's safety work Chapter 12. Sexual harassment in public spaces in India: Victimization and offending patterns Chapter 13. Does context matter? Older adults' safety perceptions of neighborhood environments in Sweden Chapter 14. Individual and spatial dimensions of women's fear of crime: A Scandinavian study case PART V
  • The metrics Chapter 15. Contextual determinants of fear of crime in public transit: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Pilot Study Chapter 16. Mapping Open Drug Scenes (ODS) Chapter 17. "Fear in 280 characters": A new approach for over time evaluation of fear in cybespace PART VI
  • The intervention Chapter 18.
  • Fear of the dark: The potential impact of reduced street lighting on crime and fear of crime Chapter 19. Evaluating harm-reduction initiatives in a night-time economy and music festival context Chapter 20. Crime and fear in Hollygrove
  • Building neighborhood resilience Chapter 21. Safety in the making: An assessment of urban planners practices in municipalities in Sweden PART VII
  • Crime and fear in public places: Conclusions and recommendations Chapter 22. Crime and fear in public places: A Global look Chapter 23. Responding to crime and fear in public places: Towards an agenda for research and practice