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This important book offers unique insights into crime and its prevention in retailing. It is the first comparative study of crime and nuisance in town centres and shopping centres. The book contributes directly to the current debate about the vitality and viability of high-street shopping. It discusses critically the use and effectiveness of a range of security options, including the role of security guards and the 'privatization' of policing in the retail sector. A detailed examination is made of the burgeoning use of closed circuit television, something which is contrasted with the lack of information about its effectiveness. This timely and major contribution is of interest to retailers, town-centre and shopping-centre managers, the private security industry and police officers, as well as academics and students.
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About the authors
ADRIAN BECK is Senior Lecturer in Security Management and Information Technology at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.
ANDREW WILLIS is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.
ANDREW WILLIS is Head of Department and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Criminology, University of Leicester, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Crime and Security
Book Subtitle: Managing the Risk to Safe Shopping
Authors: Adrian Beck, Andrew Willis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230377868
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-899287-04-8Published: 01 January 1995
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37786-8Published: 08 January 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 266
Topics: Medical Sociology, Risk Management, Management, Marketing