Effective Crime Reduction Strategies

Abstract Research on the international crime drop has predominantly focused on the nature and extent of overall crime or changes in specific crime types, but less attention has been paid to how equally the crime drop has been distributed across society. Applying a novel quasi-longitudinal approach to Scottish victimization data, this article examines changes in the prevalence, frequency and type of victimization experienced. We argue that the crime drop has resulted in an increase in inequality between those at most and least risk of being a victim of crime, especially violence. The article contributes to theoretical debates on the crime drop, crime inequality and distributive justice, and provides policy recommendations on the importance of crime reduction strategies that target repeat victimization.

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Policing Alcohol-related Crime in the UK: Would a Public Health Approach in Alcohol-related Crime Reduction Strategies Help Maximise Success?

Crime Prevention and Community Safety ◽

10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8140105 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 47-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ann Deehan

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Crime Reduction ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

The Uk

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Lift above Poverty Micro-Finance Bank, Rural-Women Financial Security and Crime Reduction Strategies in Nigeria: Evaluation of Selected Communities in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria

International Journal of Finance Research ◽

10.47747/ijfr.v1i1.36 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 50-59

Author(s):

Haruna Ishola Abdullahi ◽

Olayemi Oluwadamilola Amosun ◽

Babatunde Olufemi Akinyele

Keyword(s):

Rural Women ◽

Survey Design ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Crime Reduction ◽

Financial Security ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Online Fraud ◽

Lagos State ◽

Reduction Strategies

This paper assessed Lift above Poverty Organization (LAPO), rural-women financial security as means of crime reduction Lagos State, women are involved in entrepreneurship to avert criminalities like arm-robbery, kidnapping, cultism, online fraud, terrorism and other security challenge. The study employed cross sectional survey design and was descriptive, combining both qualitative and quantitative techniques. The secondary data were obtained through content analysis of journals, books and online resources. The data were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. Findings showed that 100% of the respondents were females, 72% of the respondents used credit facilities from LAPO for investments.

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Pulling levers in New Haven, CT: an analysis of the TimeZup initiative and its impact on murder, robbery, and assault

Policing An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/pijpsm-09-2020-0158 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Philip J. Levchak

Keyword(s):

Design Methodology ◽

Police Department ◽

Crime Rates ◽

Crime Reduction ◽

New Haven ◽

Northeastern United States ◽

Content Type ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Pulling Levers

PurposeThis study examines the effect of TimeZup – a lever pulling strategy designed to reduce gun violence in New Haven, Connecticut.Design/methodology/approachA series of ARIMA and dynamically complete models are estimated to determine if TimeZup was associated with any significant changes in New Haven's murder, firearm robbery and firearm assault rates. A quasi-experimental design is also used to compare New Haven to six, similarly situated cities in the Northeastern United States.FindingsThe results indicate that New Haven experienced a significant decrease in its firearm robbery rate in the summer of 1997 – a date that preceded TimeZup but coincided with other lever pulling strategies implemented by the New Haven Police Department.Originality/valueAlthough an older program, TimeZup was not rigorously analyzed. After the conclusion of the program, basic pre- and post-comparisons suggested TimeZup was effective. Using a rigorous methodology, this study shows it was not. This study points out that interventions such as TimeZup often coincide with pre-existing crime reduction strategies. Evaluators should account for those pre-existing strategies because it may be those strategies – and not the intervention being examined – that are impacting crime rates.

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TWO. Mandatory Policies as Crime Reduction Strategies Do They Work?

Insult to Injury ◽

10.1515/9781400825684.33 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 33-49

Keyword(s):

Crime Reduction ◽

Reduction Strategies

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The Diffusion of Detriment: Tracking Displacement Using a City-Wide Mixed Methods Approach

The British Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1093/bjc/azz025 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 198-218 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Tarah Hodgkinson ◽

Gregory Saville ◽

Martin A Andresen

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Data ◽

Natural Experiment ◽

Trajectory Analysis ◽

Crime Reduction ◽

Prevention Strategies ◽

Mixed Methods Approach ◽

Calls For Service ◽

Diffusion Of Benefits ◽

Reduction Strategies ◽

Surrounding Areas

Abstract Crime reduction strategies are often faced with the criticism of crime displacement. Conversely, criminologists find that reductions in crime in one area have a ‘diffusion of benefits’ to surrounding areas. However, these findings are limited due to a lack of extensive longitudinal data and qualitative data that provide context. We examine a natural experiment in displacement: the removal of a convergence setting in which calls for service immediately declined. However, other areas emerged as problematic and, in some places, crime increased dramatically. Using a qualitatively informed trajectory analysis, we examine whether the removal of a convergence setting results in displacement across the entire city. We discuss the implications for opportunity theories and prevention strategies.

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