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Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This chapter examines an approach to crime reduction which differs from many others in that it focuses, not on the offender or their reasoning for committing an offence, but upon the environment in which an offence takes place. This approach also differs
Bruinsma, G.J.N.   +2 more
core   +8 more sources

Co-ownership and Collaboration: Insights into the Measurement of Impact and Change from Evidence-Based Community and State Violence Prevention Partnerships

open access: yesStability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2015
Effective partnerships in community crime and violence prevention interventions are challenging to foster. While this may be the case, their merits cannot be denied, thus it is necessary to involve diverse stakeholders in processes that aim to address ...
Tariro Mutongwizo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The practice of crime prevention: design principles for more effective security governance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
South Africa has had a comprehensive crime prevention policy agenda for some time in the form of the 1996 National Crime Prevention Strategy and the 1998 White Paper on Safety and Security.
Berg, Julie, Shearing, Clifford
core   +2 more sources

Barriers to Calling 9-1-1 during Overdose Emergencies in a Canadian Context

open access: yesCritical Social Work, 2019
Research has shown there are notable barriers to calling 9-1-1 during accidental overdose emergencies. Overdose is a significant health and social justice concern, yet Canadian researchers have not explored the existence or prevalence of these systemic ...
Kayla M. Follett   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Strengths-Based Case Management for People with Mental Health Problems in Hong Kong

open access: yesAdvances in Social Work, 2016
This study examined the effectiveness of a 6-month strengths-based case management intervention with 45 Chinese participants with mental health problems in Hong Kong.
Kevin Y. C. Hui   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

What about cyberspace (and cybercrime alongside it)? A reply to Farrell and Birks “Did cybercrime cause the crime drop?”

open access: yesCrime Science, 2019
In this paper we question Farrell and Birks’ assertion of the emergence of cybercrime as an invalid explanation for the crime drop. Alternatively to the “cybercrime hypothesis”, we propose two non-exclusive hypotheses that highlight the essential role of
Fernando Miró-Llinares, Asier Moneva
doaj   +1 more source

Heritage, crisis, and community crime prevention in Nepal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Following Nepal's 2015 earthquake there was speculation that sacred art would be looted from the ruins of severely damaged temples due to breakdown in formal security.
Mackenzie, Simon, Yates, Donna
core   +2 more sources

Family UNited: piloting of a new universal UNODC family skills programme to improve child mental health, resilience and parenting skills in Indonesia and Bangladesh

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2023
Background Family is one of the most influential social institutions and caregivers act as the main protective factors for children’s mental health and resilience skills.
Karin Haar   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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