Approaches to Crime Prevention
The Dominant Approaches Used
For
Crime Prevention
Jamal Sanchez Bush
Crime Prevention
CJ212
June 21, 2011
Introduction
Crime prevention has influenced by so many fields like sociology, psychology, criminology, urban planning and design, health care, education, community development, economics & social work, among the others. This paper focuses on the dominant approaches to crime prevention which is currently used by law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The dominant approaches to crime prevention are situational, social development, community crime prevention, and community policing.
Dominant approaches to crime prevention
Situational – The interventions designed for reducing the opportunity for the crime for occurring in specific time & place which are social and environmental (Clarke, New York)
Social Developmental – The interventions designed for preventing the development of the criminal potential in the individuals like targeting at risk children & youth
Community – It is modifying or strengthening the behavior of the residents, mobilizing the residents for informally regulating the environment like community development
Policing – The community policing which has increased the relations with the community & problem oriented policing which address the causes of the crime and disorder problems (Braga, 2008)
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Comparing & Contrasting of Situational, Social Developmental,
For
Crime Prevention
Jamal Sanchez Bush
Crime Prevention
CJ212
June 21, 2011
Introduction
Crime prevention has influenced by so many fields like sociology, psychology, criminology, urban planning and design, health care, education, community development, economics & social work, among the others. This paper focuses on the dominant approaches to crime prevention which is currently used by law enforcement, courts, and corrections. The dominant approaches to crime prevention are situational, social development, community crime prevention, and community policing.
Dominant approaches to crime prevention
Situational – The interventions designed for reducing the opportunity for the crime for occurring in specific time & place which are social and environmental (Clarke, New York)
Social Developmental – The interventions designed for preventing the development of the criminal potential in the individuals like targeting at risk children & youth
Community – It is modifying or strengthening the behavior of the residents, mobilizing the residents for informally regulating the environment like community development
Policing – The community policing which has increased the relations with the community & problem oriented policing which address the causes of the crime and disorder problems (Braga, 2008)
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Comparing & Contrasting of Situational, Social Developmental,
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