TY - BOOK AU - Welsh,Brandon AU - Farrington,David P. TI - Making public places safer: surveillance and crime prevention T2 - Studies in crime and public policy SN - 9780195326215 (cloth : alk. paper) PY - 2009/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Crime prevention KW - United States KW - Public spaces KW - Public safety KW - Security systems KW - Closed-circuit television N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-160) and index; Introduction -- The politics of surveillance for crime prevention -- How might surveillance measures reduce crime? -- Evidence-based crime prevention -- Closed-circuit television -- Improved street lighting -- Security guards, place managers, and defensible space -- Safer streets, safer cities: policy choices for America -- Conclusions and future directions ER -