Sherman Preventing CrimePublished 1998 |
A United States Congressionally-mandated study has found scientific evidence that 15 different methods of crime prevention are effective. The study, conducted by University of Maryland criminologists for the National Institute of Justice, also found 23 programs that had been proven ineffective at preventing crime, and 30 programs for which the evidence is "promising." The study, "Research in Brief: Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn't, What's Promising," is based on a review of more than 500 scientific evaluations of programs intended to prevent crime, from prenatal care to job training for older offenders. Building on a 565-page report submitted to Congress by the same team of researchers, the study presents the first summary lists of what works, what doesn't and what's promising.
[Sherman Lawrence, W., J. National Institute of, et al. (1998). Preventing crime : what works, what doesn't, what's promising. Washington, DC, U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Justice Programs.]
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