Evaluation issues in crime prevention. The search for balanced, proportional prevention

Within the field of crime prevention we have for decades already been provided with numerous research projects that study the effectiveness of crime prevention measures, which is, without a doubt, a crucial element for the evaluation of these measures. Unfortunately, other important aspects of crime prevention evaluation are often overlooked, or are hardly ever subjected to criminological scientific research. In this contribution we highlight key components that are needed to develop a fully fledged cost-benefit analysis, which is a vital tool for decision makers to avoid choosing for prevention measures where benefits are cancelled out by unexpected or unknown side-effects.status: publishe