Introduction 1
1 Crime prevention in the twentieth century 5
2 Joining up to the New Labour agenda 28
3 Crime and community: from communitarianism to the management of crime 50
4 Shifting the control culture 70
5 The focus on children and youth 86
6 Confronting racist Britain? 104
7 War and securitisation 123
8 Fighting the enemy within: building cohesive communities 142
9 Serious and organised? Legislative and mission creep in 'the sick man of Europe' 160
10 The changing face of crime prevention 176
Glossary 189
Bibliography 193
Index 211