Description
GEOGRAPHY OF CRIME: ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMINOLOGY AND URBAN DESIGN
Book Summary
This fourth volume of the collection "Crime, Criminal Behavior, and Victims" offers a multidisciplinary analysis of environmental criminology. The work explores how the urban and rural environment influences the concentration and typology of crime, integrating criminological, legal, and psychological perspectives. The reader will find tools for spatial crime analysis, studies on specific criminal phenomena, and innovative approaches to the neuro-environmental bases of criminal behavior, establishing itself as an academic and professional reference in urban design and crime prevention.
What is it about?
The work provides an exhaustive journey through environmental criminology, analyzing the relationship between physical space and criminal behavior. Through ten chapters, it develops key concepts such as the laws of crime concentration and micro-level spatial analysis, distinguishing between urban and rural criminology. It presents the main tools for the geographical study of crime and addresses specific phenomena—sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, or cyberbullying—from an environmental perspective. Furthermore, it incorporates novel approaches regarding the neuro-environmental bases of criminal behavior and trauma analysis linked to criminal space, offering a comprehensive and updated vision of this emerging discipline.
Main Topics
- Environmental criminology and the geography of crime
- Micro and macro-level spatial analysis of crime
- Urban design and situational crime prevention
- Specific criminal phenomena from an environmental perspective (sexual assault, juvenile delinquency, cyberbullying)
- Neuro-environmental bases of criminal behavior
- Study of trauma based on the analysis of criminal space
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at academics, researchers, and professionals in the legal, criminological, and psychological fields interested in environmental criminology. It is also highly useful for urban planners, architects, and urban designers seeking to understand how the built environment can influence security and crime prevention, as well as for postgraduate students in criminology and forensic sciences.
What this book contributes
- Provides a theoretical and practical framework for analyzing the relationship between space and crime.
- Offers methodological tools for the geographical study of crime and urban intervention.
- Addresses current criminal phenomena from an environmental and multidisciplinary perspective.
- Introduces innovative approaches such as the neuro-environmental bases of criminal behavior.
- Facilitates the understanding of how urban design can contribute to crime reduction.
Technical Specifications
- Author: VINAGRE GONZALEZ, AGUSTINA MARIA
- Publisher: J.M.BOSCH
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY, FORENSIC OR DELINQUENCY PSYCHOLOGY
- Collection: LAW
- Publication date: January 2026
- Number of pages: 340
- Weight: 660 g
Editorial Assessment
This work stands as a valuable resource for those seeking a deep and updated understanding of environmental criminology. Its multidisciplinary approach, which combines theory, analytical tools, and specific case studies, makes it a useful reference for both the academic sphere and professional practice. The inclusion of innovative perspectives, such as the neuro-environmental bases of crime, adds a differential value that may interest researchers and professionals in search of emerging approaches in crime analysis and prevention.