Introduction

We commence this book with a short discussion of the relationship between crime and the design of the built environment, since aspects of those relationships are our primary focus. We then discuss, again relatively briefly, the phenomenon of fear of crime, which is not our primary focus here but which in many people’s minds is inextricably linked with the issue of crime prevention. After this, we set out our approach to this book, and follow that with an outline of its structure, before closing with some brief concluding remarks.