Crime prevention : setting standards

Lyndel Bates, David Belsham, Toby Miles-Johnson

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Abstract

![CDATA[Crime prevention — as an organised function of government, business or not-for-profit groups — should be based on evidence. Unfortunately, this does not always occur, especially in the ‘public policy’ domain of government. Instead, the crime prevention policy agenda is often driven by political ideology and anecdotal evidence with insufficient planning and evaluation (Sherman, Farrington, Welsh, & MacKenzie, 2002). Therefore, in many cases, the effectiveness of various crime prevention measures is unknown or unintended consequences are generated, including displacement of crime or deterrence of legitimate activities (Grabosky, 1996). With this in mind, this chapter emphasises the importance of ‘standards’, focusing on planning, consultation, social and procedural justice, sustainability, and systematic evaluation. The chapter begins with an outline of four types of prevention methods, described by Homel (2015) as ‘developmental’, ‘community’, ‘criminal justice’ and ‘situational’.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnderstanding Crime Prevention: The Case Study Approach
EditorsTim Prenzler
Place of PublicationSamford Valley, Qld.
PublisherAustralian Academic Press
Pages1-12
Number of pages12
ISBN (Electronic)9781922117946
ISBN (Print)9781922117939
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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