Intro
About This Book
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Places and Crime
Social Control Hidden in Plain Sight
Place, Place Managers, and Place Management
The Concentration of Crime at Places
The Argument That Follows
References
Chapter 2: Why Some Places Are Bad
Explanation 0: It's Random
Explanation 1: Reporting Bias
Explanation 2: Size Matters
Explanation 3: Repeat Victimization
Explanation 4: Hot Products
Explanation 5: Offender Concentration
Explanation 6: Repeat Offenders
Explanation 7: Inadequate Guardianship

Explanation 8: Poor Handling
Explanation 9: Low Informal Social Control
Explanation 10: Bad Physical Design
Too Many Explanations
Appendix: Three Explanations for Proximal Place Crime Concentration
References
Chapter 3: Place Management
Place Managers
The Four Functions of Place Management
Organization of Space
Regulation of Conduct
Control of Access
Acquisition of Resources
Place Management as a Keystone Explanation
Organization of Space
Regulation of Conduct
Control of Access
Acquisition of Resources
Crime Prevention Within Places

Situational Crime Prevention
Evidence Situational Prevention Works at Places
Conclusions
References
Chapter 4: Sources of Powers
Being Explicit About Sources of Control Powers
Defining Forms of Control
What Is Community Informal Social Control?
X: Actors
A: Actions
T: Targets
G: Goals
P: Powers
The Source of Power of Place Managers
Property Rights
Rights That May Be Included in a Bundle of Rights
Authority, Power, and Social Control
References
Chapter 5: Place Manager Failures and Successes
Why Some Fail But Most Do Not

Controls on Place Managers
Failures
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6: The Extended Place Manager I: Crime Radiation
Introduction
Do Some Facilities Radiate Crime to Their Purlieus?
The Diffusion of Crime Control Benefits and Its Implications
Direct Evidence for Radiation
Conclusions
References
Chapter 7: The Extended Place Manager II: Hidden Crime-Involved Places and Place Networks
Introduction
Place Types and Crime Functions
Crime Sites
Convergence Settings
Comfort Spaces
Corrupting Spots
Networked Places and Violent Crime Hot Spots

Tackling Crime-Involved Place Networks
Place Network Investigations (PNI)
Place Network Investigations Evidence
Conclusions
References
Chapter 8: The Extended Place Manager III: Place Networks for Safety
Jane Jacobs' Eyes on the Street
Jane Jacobs' Constant Succession of Eyes
How Place Managers Expand Their Control
Implications
References
Chapter 9: Reducing Crime at High-Crime Places
The Limits of Hot Spots Patrols
The Advantages of Problem-Oriented Policing
The Centrality of Regulation
Regulating the Means for Reducing Crime