TY - BOOK AU - Welsh,Brandon AU - Farrington,David P. TI - Making public places safer: surveillance and crime prevention T2 - Studies in crime and public policy SN - 9780199943999 (ebook) : AV - HV7431 .W398 2009 U1 - 364.4 23 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Crime prevention KW - United States KW - Public spaces KW - Public safety KW - Security systems KW - Closed-circuit television N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195326215.001.0001 ER -