scholarly journals Development of GIS-based Regional Crime Prevention Index to Support Crime Prevention Activities in Urban Environments

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Sang-Muk Seok ◽  
Hoe-Yun Kwon ◽  
Ki-Sung Song ◽  
Ha-Kyung Lee ◽  
Jung-Rae Hwang
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Prevention Activities

scholarly journals A review of crime prevention activities in a Japanese local government area since 2008: Beautiful Windows Movement in Adachi Ward

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimihiro Hino ◽  
Themis Chronopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Broken Windows ◽  
Broken Windows Theory ◽  
Prevention Policies ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The World ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
The Government

AbstractThere have been limited reports on crime prevention policies by local governments in Japan, which is one of the safest countries in the world. This article reviews crime prevention policies in Adachi Ward, which used to have the highest crime rates in Tokyo. The government of Adachi Ward introduced the “Beautiful Windows Movement” (BWM) in 2008. Based on BWM, Adachi Ward implemented various programs and interventions based on two different aspects: the aspect of preventing minor crimes and disorder in partnership with the police referring to the Broken Windows Theory and the aspect of literally making the Ward beautiful in cooperation with citizen volunteers. After 11 years of implementing BWM, the number of recorded crimes in Adachi Ward declined the most in Tokyo and residents’ sense of security improved significantly. This case study highlights the advantage of the duality of BWM to both reduce crimes and improve residents’ sense of security.

scholarly journals South African Police Services Officials` Perceptions of Community-Police Relations in Durban, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 224-230
Author(s):  
Siyanda Dlamini ◽  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Crime Prevention ◽  
South African ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Community Policing ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Police Services ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
South African Police

Police officers’ views about police-citizen relationships are shaped not only by opportunities to interact with community residents during normal police work but also in part by efforts due to the larger police mission of encouraging and supporting such attitudes. In recent years, police in different countries has shifted from the traditional reactive form of policing towards community-oriented approaches. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to explore police officers’ views of citizen-police relationships and community policing in Durban, South Africa. A qualitative research approach was adopted, to explore such perceptions in the study area. The findings collected through semi-structured interviews with the South African Police Services personnel suggested that police officer were dissatisfied and at best ambiguous about citizens’ participation in crime prevention activities or support for the police in a township dwelling. However, in a suburban area, the perceptions marked an improvement in their attitudes on various dimensions. These include officers’ views about the overall police mission, increased emphasis on service-oriented policing in contrast to a law enforcement approach, support for community policing, perceived citizens’ willingness to cooperate with the police in crime prevention activities, and decreased cynicism about citizens. These findings suggest confidence in the utility of community policing ideas.

scholarly journals Cyber-Situational Crime Prevention and the Breadth of Cybercrimes among Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 25-47
Author(s):  
Sinchul Back ◽  
◽  
Jennifer LaPrade ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Situational Crime Prevention ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
National Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
Theory Research

Academic institutions house enormous amounts of critical information from social security numbers of students to proprietary research data. Thus, maintaining up to date cybersecurity practices to protect academic institutions’ information and facilities against cyber-perpetrators has become a top priority. The purpose of this study is to assess common cybersecurity measures through a situational crime prevention (SCP) theoretical framework. Using a national data set of academic institutions in the United States, this study investigates the link between common cybersecurity measures, crime prevention activities, and cybercrimes. By focusing on the conceptualization of cybersecurity measures as SCP techniques, this study also offers the SCP approach as a framework by which universities can seek to reduce incidents of cybercrime through the design, maintenance, and use of the built environment in the digital realm. Implications for theory, research and practice are discussed.

The Impact of Burglary: A Tale of Two Cities

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 267-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
R I Mawby ◽  
S Walklate
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Common Features ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Victim Support ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Cross National

Victims' experiences of burglary in two contrasting English cities are compared, using data from a wider cross-national survey. Perceptions of the incident are assessed in terms of financial costs and the wider impact, including the effect of the crime on children in the household, and these are considered alongside the operation of victim support in the two areas. Finally victims' reactions are compared according to concern over future victimisation and crime prevention initiatives. Overall the data suggest that while the responses of burglary victims in the two contrasting urban environments share many common features, living in a more impoverished environment with higher rates of crime influences the ways in which respondents respond to their burglary.

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