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:

Australian institute of Criminology (2005). Residential burglary - the British experience (AICrime Reduction Matters; no.31), Canberra: [The Author].
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/crm/crm031.pdf

Subjects: England; Residential burglary.


Berman, H. & Jiwani, Y. (Eds.) (2002). In the best interests of the girl child - Phase II, Ottawa: Status of Women Canada.
http://www.crvawc.ca/documents/Girl_Child_E.pdf

Subjects: Canada; Girls; Violence; Sexual harassment; Racism; Prostitution; School-based prevention programs.


The Centre for Enterprise and Economic Development Research (2003). Business-led regeneration of deprived areas: A review of the evidence base, Wetherby: Neighbourhood Renewal Unit and The Small Business Service.

Subjects: England; Business-led regeneration; Black and minority ethnic businesses.

Charlton, B. (2004). The police recording of computer crime (Home Office Development and Practice Report; no 40), London: home Office.

Subjects: England; Police crime recording; Computer crime; Online policing.

Coote, A., Allen, J. & Woodhead, D. (2004). Finding out what works: Understanding complex, community-based initiatives, London: King’s Fund Publications.

Subjects: England; Social policy; Community-based initiatives; Case studies; Prevention programs; Local Strategic Partnerships; Health Action Zones; New Deal for Communities; Neighbourhood renewal; Sure Start; Program evaluation.

Ekblom, P. & Wyvekens, A. (2004). Le partenariat dans la prévention de la délinquance, Strasbourg : Editions du Conseil de l'Europe.

Sujets : Prévention de la délinquance; Partenariat.

Gill, M. [et al.]. (2005). The impact of CCTV: Fourteen case studies (Home Office Online Report; 15/05), London: Home Office.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr1505.pdf

Subjects: England; Closed circuit television; CCTV; Case studies; National evaluation.

Gill, M., Rose, A. & Collins, K. (2005). A good practice guide for the implementation of redeployable CCTV (Home Office Online Report; 16/05), London: Home Office.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr1605.pdf

Subjects: England; Redeployable closed circuit television; RCCTV; Drug related crimes; Case studies.

Gill, M. [et al.]. (2005). Assessing the impact of CCTV: The Northern Estate case study (Home Office Online Report; 13/05), London: Home Office.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr1305.pdf

Subjects: England; Northern Estate; Closed circuit television; CCTV; Impact evaluation; Control room management.

Gill, M. [et al.]. (2005). Assessing the impact of CCTV: The Hawkeye case study (Home Office Online Report; 12/05), London: Home Office.
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr1205.pdf

Subjects: England; London; Underground car parkings; Closed circuit television; CCTV; Implementation; Impact evaluation; Control room management; Motor vehicle theft.

Home Office (2005). Crime and justice survey: General population feasibility survey (Home Office Online Report; 04/05), London: [The Author].
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr0405.pdf

Subjects: England; British crime survey; Population feasibility survey.

Homel, P. (2004). The whole government approach to crime prevention (Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice; no 287), Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi287.pdf

Subjects: Australia; Crime prevention; Policy; England; The crime reduction programme.

Johnson, H. (2004). Key findings from drug use careers of female offenders study (Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice; no 289), Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi289.pdf

Subjects: Australia; The drug use careers of female offenders study; Drug related crimes; Risk factors; Indigenous people; Aboriginal people.

Kamensky, J.M. & Burlin, T.J. (Eds.) (2004). Collaboration: Using networks and partnerships (The IBM Center for the Business of Government Book Series), Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

Subjects: Networks; Partnerships; Private sector; Homeland security.

Maurasse, D. & Jones, C. (Eds.) (2004). A future for everyone: Innovative social responsibility and community partnerships, New York: Routledge.

Subjects: Social responsibility; Community partnerships; Public private partnerships.

Moss, S. with Niemi, F. (2005). Tackling incivilities: A critical analysis of zero tolerance law enforcement, Montreal: Center for Research-Action on Race Relations.

Subjects: Canada; Montreal; France; United States; New York; Zero tolerance policing; Broken windows theory.

Mullender, A. (2004). Tackling domestic violence: Providing support for children who have witnessed domestic violence (Home Office Development and Practice Report; no 33), London: Home Office

Subjects: England; Domestic violence USE Family violence; Children.

Neighbourhood Renewal Unit (2004). The private sector advisory panel on neighbourhood renewal : Report on government, Wetherby : [The Author].
http://www.neighbourhood.gov.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=907

Subjects: England; Private sector; Neighbourhood renewal.

OECD (2005). School safety and security: Lessons in danger, Paris: [The Author].

Subjects: Australia; France; Korea; Japan; United States; New York; Ireland; Greece; United Kingdom; Mexico; Canada; Malaysia; Armenia; School safety; Risk factors; Prevention programs; Together we light the way program.

Pawson, R. & Tilley, N. (1997). Realistic evaluation, London: SAGE Publications.

Subjects: Evaluation; Guide; Policy; Practice.

Reitano, S. (2004). Les services communautaires et le placement sous garde des jeunes au Canada, 2002-2003 (Juristat; Vol.24, no 9), Ottawa : Statistique Canada.

Sujets : Canada; Statistiques; Jeunes contrevenants; Incarcération; Services correctionnels; Surveillance corectionnelle; Probation.

Smart, D. [et al.]. (2004). Patterns of antisocial behaviour from early to late adolescence (Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice; no 290), Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi290.pdf

Subjects: Australia; Antisocial behaviour.

Smith, R. G. (2004). Impediments to the successful investigation of transnational high tech crime (Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice; no 285), Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology.

Subjects: Australia; Transnational high tech crime; Computer crime.

UNAFEI (2004). Resource material series no.64, Tokyo: [The Author].

Subjects: England; Wales; Canada; Drug strategy; Criminal justice system; Drug abuse treatment; Thailand.

Journal:

Perpetuity Press Inc. (2005). Crime prevention and community safety: An international journal (vol.7, no 1), Leicester: [The Author].

The articles presented are:

‘Victimisation and re-victimisation risk, housing type and area: A study of interactions’

‘Crime-mapping in crime prevention partnerships: drivers and inhibitors’

‘Understanding the older person’s awareness and experience of doorstep crime: Results of a national survey’

‘Evaluating the implementation of Indiana Area ‘Communities that Care’’

‘A letter from Australia: Doing crime prevention research: A personal reflection’

‘Surfing the crime net: Issues and challenges in police-community relations’