Theoretical perspectives: Crime prevention in urban communities- a western perspective; Promoting security - the division of expert knowledge in policing; The proper relationship between public and private sectors in crime prevention. North american experience:Problem solving policing and racial conflict in the United States; Does patrol prevent crime? The Minneapolis hot spots experiment.West European experience: Urban crime prevention - development of policy and practice in England; Police and crime prevention in dutch urban areas; Crime prevention in the field of residencial burglary - learning from the offender. East Asian experience: Research designs for crime prevention interventions in urban areas in Japan; Research on the fear of crime perceptions and realities of crime in Japan; Structural characteristics of private security in Korea and tasks for the development thereof; A study on the determinants of participating in the private security systems among taiwanese enterprises; Private security in Taiwan - its scope, features and prospects. South East Asian experience: Urban crime in the changing thai society - the case of Bangkok metropolis; Crime prevention in the urban community - the role of the private security industry in Singapore; Crime prevention in a city state - the functions of the public police in Singapore; Anatomy of a city - barometer of the social and criminal policy of Indonesia. Conclusion: Modern cities - between styled paradise and calculating hell.