Crime, Science and Policing

Gloria Laycock is Professor Emeritus of Crime Science at University College London, UK. She worked in the Home Office for over thirty years on research and development in prisons, policing, and crime prevention fields. She has acted as a consultant and trainer on policing matters in Europe, North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, India, South Africa, and the Middle East. She was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2008 for services to crime policy.

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List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART 1: The basics of crime science

1 Defining crime science

2 Useful concepts and ideas

3 Problem-solving and problem-oriented policing

4 Legitimacy and public compliance

WITH BEN BRADFORD

PART 2: Methods of investigation used by crime scientists

5 Finding patterns

6 Assessment and learning

PART 3: Crime control in practice

7 Dealing with volume crimes

8 Dealing with serious and organised crime

WITH HERVÉ BORRION

9 Demand management

10 Solving crimes using science

WITH JAMES FRENCH

11 Futures

Index