Publications

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:

Courcy, F., Savoie, A. & Brunet, L. (dir.) (2004). Violences au travail: Diagnostic et prévention, Montréal : Les presses de l'Université de Montréal.

Sujets : Canada; Violence au travail; Victimes de violence; Harcèlement; Législation; Stratégie de prévention.

The CSIR, the Institute for Security Studies and the South African Police Service Division Crime Prevention, Component Social Crime Prevention (2004). Community safety projects: Promising crime prevention practices in South Africa, Pretoria: The South African Police Service.

Subjects: South Africa; Community safety projects; Promising practices; Prevention programs; Program evaluation; Theft; Violence; After-school programs; Truancy; Youth at risk; Young sex offenders; Diversion; Arts projects; Regeneration; Neighbourhood watch; Community safety forums.

Dodd, T. [et al.] (2004). Crime in England and Wales 2003/2004 (Home Office Statistical Bulletin; 10/04), London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Subjects: England; Wales; Crime statistics; Repeat victimisation; Citizen crime reporting; Burglary; Motor vehicle theft; Vandalism; Arson; Fraud; Forgery; Drug related crime; Homicide; Sexual offences; Robbery.

Griggs, R. (2003). Lessons from local crime prevention, Newlands: Open Society Foundation for South Africa.

Subjects: South Africa; Local crime prevention; Community safety forums; Rural crime; Local government.

Johnson, S. (2004). Les services correctionnels pour adultes au Canada, 2002-2003 (Juristat; Vol.24, no 10), Ottawa: Statistique Canada.

Sujets : Canada; Statistiques; Services correctionnels; Taux d’incarcération; Libération conditionnelle.

Michaud, A. (2004). A city tailored to women: The role of municipal governments in achieving gender equality. 2004 Edition, Ottawa: Federation of Canadian Municipalities, International Centre for Municipal Development and The City of Montreal, Femmes et ville program.

Subjects: Canada; Local government; Gender equality; Action plan; Women's safety; Best practices; Prevention programs.

Mouzos, J. & Segrave, M. (2004). Homicide in Australia: 2002-2003 National homicide monitoring program (NHMP) Annual report (Research and Public Policy Series; no 55), Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Subjects: Australia; National homicide monitoring program.

Salisbury, H. & Upson, A. (2004). Ethnicity, victimisation and worry about crime: Findings from the 2001/02 and 2002/03 British Crime Surveys (Findings; no 237), London: Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Subjects: England; Wales; Ethnicity; Victimisation; Fear of crime; British crime survey.

Shankarraman, G. (2003). Les ressources policières au Canada, 2003, Ottawa : Statistique Canada.

Sujets : Canada; Statistiques; Ressources policières; Dépenses policières; Services de police.

Tiendra, M. & Wilson W.J. (2002). Youth in cities: A cross-national perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Subjects: Urban youth; South Africa; Homelessness; Prevention programs; Youth participation; Brazil; Youth crime; Jordan; Youth at risk; Uganda; Life skills program; United States; Violence; The Questscope program; Indonesia; Great Britain; Child labour.

Tucket, A. [et al.] (2004). Tackling domestic violence [Electronic document]: Exploring the health service contribution (Home Office Online Report; 52/04), London: Home Office.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr5204.pdf

Subjects: England; Domestic violence USE Family violence; Health service; Prevention programs; South West Birmingham domestic violence programme; North Devon and Torridge early intervention programme; Salford enhanced evidence gathering scheme; Wakefield support and survival health initiative; Program evaluation.

Journals:

The European Society of Criminology (2004). European Journal of Criminology, Vol.1, no 4, London: SAGE Publications and The European Society of Criminology.

The articles presented are:

‘The transformation of the politics of crime in high crime societies’
‘Social skill, the Milosevic indictment, and the rebirth of international criminal justice’
‘Shame as a consequence of the parent-child relationship: A study of gender differences in juvenile delinquency’
‘Crime, crime control and criminology in post-communist Estonia’

Institute for Security Studies (2004). SA Crime Quarterly, No.8, Pretoria: [The Author].

The articles presented are:

‘When can I fire? Use of lethal force to defend property’
‘Numbers that count: National monitoring of police conduct’
‘Why wait? Bylaws and regulations for high impact crime prevention’
‘Falling crime, rising fear: 2003 National Victims of Crime Survey’
‘Tough choices: Difficulties facing magistrates in applying protection orders’
‘Weathering the storm: Tough questions for the Scorpions’