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

by Heath Grant

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 understanding of the socioeconomic and political context holds long-term potential for crime reduction (rather than crime displacement); however, the strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319130269
• ISBN13: 9783319130262
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 51 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"