The form and layout of a built environment has a significant influence on crime by creating opportunities for it and, in turn, shaping community crime patterns.

How does the city’s urban fabric relate to crime and fear, and how is that fabric affected by crime and fear? Does the urban environment affect one’s decisi

Crime and the fear of crime are issues high in public concern and on political agendas in most developed countries. This book takes these issues and relates the

Urban Criminology offers an accessible analysis of our urban condition, viewed through the prism of crime, disorder and social harm. This book gathers cutting-e

This book uses crime-science and traditional criminological approaches to explore urban crime in the rapidly urbanising country Nigeria, as a case study for urb