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ICPC Documentation Centre

The ICPCs documentation centre gathers over 3000 documents related to crime prevention. This includes documentation on national prevention policies, diverse initiatives and programs, statistics, reports and other articles on subjects such as violence against women, juvenile delinquency, drugs, and urban security.

The ICPC collection is open to the public from 10 am to 4 pm (Est), Monday-Friday.

Recent additions to the ICPC documentation centre:

Reports & Papers:

Burton, P. [et al.] (2004). National victims of crime survey: South Africa 2003, Pretoria: Institute for the Security Studies.

Subjects: South Africa; Victims of crime survey; Crime, public perceptions of; Crime rates; Citizen crime reporting; Corruption; Assault; Sexual assault; Robbery; Stock theft.

The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe (CLRAE) of the Council of Europe (2002). The relationship between the physical urban environment and crime reduction and prevention - Proceedings Szczecin (Poland), 19-21 October 2000 (Studies and Texts; no 77), Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing.

Subjects: Environmental design; Conference proceedings; Urban security; Housing strategies; Case studies; Czech Republic; Prague; Ukraine; L'Viv; England; France; Nantes; Transit safety; Public transport safety; Belgium; Euro 2000; Football; Stadium safety; Event management.

Glassner, B. (1999). The culture of fear: Why Americans are afraid of the wrong things, New York: Basic Books.

Subjects: United States; Fear of crime; Media representations of crime; Juvenile delinquency; Risk factors; Youth at risk; Road rage; Prejudice.

Gonzales Placencia, L. (2002). Ciudades seguras V: Percepcion ciudadana de la inseguridad, Mexico : Universidad autonoma metropolitana, Consejo nacional de ciencia y technologia, Fondo de cultura economica.

Sujets : Mexico; Insécurité, perception des citoyens; Peur du crime; Victimisation. 
Inseguridad, percepcion; Victimizacion; Tenor al delito.

Hester, M. & Westmarland, N. (2004). Tackling street prostitution: Towards an holistic approach (Home Office Research Study; no 279), London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Subjects: England; Street prostitution; Prevention programs; The tackling street prostitution initiative; Closed circuit television; Diversion.

Home Office Crime Reduction Centre (2004). Audits and strategies - What should my audit look like? [Electronic document], London: [The Author].
Document available here

Subjects: England; Community safety audits; Guide; Domestic violence; Fear of crime; Drugs.

Johnston, L. & Shearing, C. (2003). Governing security: Explorations in policing and justice, New York: Routledge.

Subjects: United States; Security governance; England; Closed circuit television; Zero tolerance policing; Community policing; South Africa.

Makkai, T. [et al.] (2004). ACT recidivist offenders, Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Subjects: Australia; The Australian Capital Territory (ACT); Recidivism; Literature review; Burglary; Prevention programs; Operation Anchorage; Program evaluation; Case studies; England; Malta; Canada; United States.

Martel, D. (1999). La peur du crime en milieu urbain dans l’ensemble de la population et chez les femmes : Recension des écrits, Montréal : Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal-Centre.

Sujets : Canada; Québec; Montréal; Peur du crime; Prévention situationnelle; Aménagement urbain; Développement social.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) (2004). The state of the world's cities 2004/2005: Globalization and urban culture, London: Earthscan.

Subjects: Cities; Towns; Urban sociology; Globalization; United States Human Settlements Programme; HABITAT; Urban development; Poverty; Urban governance; Urban crime trends; Urban safety; Best practices.

Journals:

(2004). British Journal of Criminology, Vol.44, no 5, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

The articles presented are:

‘Prospective hot-spotting: The future of crime mapping?’
‘Gender differences in capitalization processes and the delinquency of siblings in Toronto and Berlin.’
‘Race, crime and injustice ?: Strip search and the treatment of suspects in custody.’
‘Police narrativity in the risk society.’
‘Strictly confidential?: Integrity and the disclosure of criminological and socio-legal research.’
‘Sentencing burglars and explaining the differences between jurisdictions: implications for convergence.’
‘Loneliness and cellular confinement in English prisons 1878-1921.’
‘The effect of motive on public perceptions of the seriousness of murder in Israel.’
‘A re-conviction study of special (high security) hospital patients.’

Institut fédératif de recherches sur les économies et les sociétés industrielles (2004). Déviance et société, Vol. 28, No. 3, Genève: Editions Médecine et Hygiène.

‘L’évolution de la criminalité à travers deux décennies de British Crime Survey.’
‘Enquêtes de victimations et statistiques de police : les difficultés d’une comparaison.’
‘Les enquêtes de victimation en milieu scolaire; leçon critiques et innovations méthodologiques.’
‘Usagers interpellés, usagers déclarés : les deux visages du fumeur de cannabis.’
‘Tourisme et sécurité en Andalousie : résultats d’une enquête de victimation auprès des touristes.’
‘Profils de victimes, profils de victimations.’
‘La distribution de la victimation dans la population.’