Past analyses of community crime prevention have often suggested that crime results from a failure of community life. Other analyses have focused on the role of blocked economic opportunities for youth, crime in modern cities, the effects of changes in housing tenure, the role of social engineering, citizen involvement and interagency coordination, and the special problems of inner cities. Major themes in the volume's discussions of crime prevention are the community context of crime, the role of crime in the process of neighborhood deterioration, the informal social control exemplified by neighborhood watch and other programs, community interventions with youth, problems involved in establishing and maintaining successful community programs, and the role of program evaluation. 66 references.