xii, 276 p. : charts ; 24 cm.

Introduction to the issues -- What this book is, and is not -- Challenging the traditional crime and punishment approach -- Developing a new framework for community safety and violence prevention -- Brief outline of the rest of the book -- Defining the problem : the prevalence of violence and insecu...

Coordination at the national scale -- Coordination at the regional and international scales -- Conclusion : coordination at different scales and the question of good governance -- The process of community safety planning -- Models of community safety planning processes -- Stage one : developing part...