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The literature on crime prevention and community safety, like the topic itself, has expanded considerably. Good overviews are available in Crawford, Crime Prevention and Community Safety (Longman, 1998) and Hughes, Understanding Crime Prevention (Open University Press, 1998). These texts situate crime prevention within a broader political and theoretical backdrop. Recent policy developments are well covered in Hughes, Crime and Community (Palgrave, 2006). Tilley's edited Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety (Willan, 2005) is a useful collection of essays covering a wide range of subjects and includes contributions from many key proponents in contemporary debates. Felson, Crime and Everyday Life (3rd edn, Sage, 2002) presents the arguments for situational prevention with everyday illustrations of practical ways to reduce crime opportunities. Clarke's edited collection, Situational Crime Prevention: Successful Case Studies (Criminal Justice Press,1997) and the various volumes of Crime Prevention Studies provide further practical insights. The Home Office Crime Reduction website is a useful resource (www.crimereduction.gov.uk/), with links to Home Office funded evaluation findings and updates on policy initiatives.

The volume edited by von Hirsch and colleagues, Ethical and Social Perspectives on Situational Crime Prevention (Hart, 2000) presents a wide-ranging and excellent analysis of situational crime prevention, particularly with regard to its normative implications. The collection of essays in Crime Prevention and Community Safety: New Directions (Sage, 2002) edited by Hughes and colleagues offers a particularly valuable insight into comparative developments, as does Duprez and Hebberecht's edited volume The Prevention and Security Policies in Europe (Brussels University Press, 2002).

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