Crime Prevention through Housing Design by Rachel Armitage is the next book in Martin Gill’s Crime Prevention and Security Management series. Palgrave are publishing it in September.
This book reviews the impact of residential design on crime and considers the current, and historic, importance placed upon crime prevention within the planning system. Armitage reviews policy and practice in planning crime prevention, nationally and internationally.
Bridging the gap between design and criminology, Armitage uses opportunity theories to provide practical recommendations for the implementation of design. Enhanced by extensive visual examples, the book promotes a collaborative, long-term approach of designing out crime, conveying the positive impact of design upon the environment and crime prevention.
This book will appeal to scholars in criminology, policing, urban studies and architecture as well as practitioners in the role of planning, developing and managing residential housing. The book is priced at £55 and can be ordered at: http://www.palgrave.com
