Social Crime Prevention in the Developing World Exploring the Role of Police in Crime Prevention /

• Main Author: Grant, Heath (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 6
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Political science.; Criminology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.; Political Science.

This Brief explores the role of social crime prevention as a crime reduction strategy in the developing world. "Social crime prevention" focuses on the social and economic factors that may contribute to violence and criminal behavior in a community. Particularly in the developing world, an...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Putting "Social Control" Back in Crime Prevention - Meaning and Implications of Social Crime Prevention for Police in the Developing World
• Situational Crime Prevention and the Risks of Displacement
• Evaluations of Problem-Oriented and Community Policing Strategies Internationally: The Challenges of Collective Efficacy and Legitimacy
• The Sicilian Renaissance: Fostering a Culture of Lawfulness
• Pacification in the Favelas: The Role of the Police in Preparing for the Olympics in Rio De Janeiro
• Social Crime Prevention in South African and China
• Tying it All Together: Implications of a Crime Observatory Model for Proactive Policing and Social Crime Prevention, Recommendations for the Caribbean Contexts
• Evidence Based Practices in Social Crime Prevention and Building Resiliency: The Link Between School Safety and Fostering Resiliency
• Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Research.