1. ^aSchool of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Qld, Australia
2. ^bJill Dando Institute of Crime Science, University College London, London, UK

Correspondence: Michael Townsley, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Mt Gravatt Campus, Griffith University, Qld 4111, Australia. E-mail: m.townsley@griffith.edu.au

Abstract

This special edition of Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal comprises selected papers presented at the 15th Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis (ECCA) seminar held at University College London, UK in July 2007. ECCA appears to be entering a new phase of growth, in terms of both participating members and research agenda. The 2007 seminar served as an international forum to discuss, exchange and reflect on the developments, research direction and advancements in environmental criminology and related areas such as situational crime prevention and offender profiling.