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Social Crime Prevention in the Developing World

Exploring the Role of Police in Crime Prevention

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Heath Grant

    1. Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA

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  • Examines the role of police in the developing world
  • Explores the importance of social crime prevention as part of a problem-oriented policing strategy
  • Provides case studies and a theoretical framework for understanding challenges unique to the developing world
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL, volume 6)

Part of the book sub series: SpringerBriefs in Policing (BRIEFSPOLICI)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. The “Social” of Crime Prevention: Meaning and Implications of Social Crime Prevention for Police in the Developing World

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 1-7

  3. Situational Crime Prevention and the Risks of Displacement

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 9-18

  4. Evaluations of POP and CPOP Strategies Internationally

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 19-25

  5. The Sicilian Renaissance: Fostering a Culture of Lawfulness

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 27-30

  6. Pacification in the Favelas: The Role of the Police in Preparing for the Olympics in Rio de Janiero

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 31-36

  7. International Examples of Coordinated Social Crime Prevention Strategies on the Municipal Level

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 37-40

  8. Tying it All Together: Implications of a Crime Observatory Model in Developing Countries

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 41-43

  9. Social and Emotional Learning and Resiliency

    • Heath Grant
    Pages 45-50

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 51-51
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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 are complex and the results may be slow. Generally, police and law enforcement are relied upon to present quick results, where social crime prevention strategies can be viewed as being "soft on crime" or too slow. This Brief discusses the tension between the traditional role of police and proactive social crime prevention strategies in an international context, through a variety of case studies. It also provides recommendations for balancing or reshaping this role. This work will be of interest to researchers and policy makers interested in crime prevention, particularly in the developing world, criminal theory, police studies and related disciplines such as demography, sociology and political science. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA

    Heath Grant

About the author

Heath Grant has a PhD in Criminal Justice from City University of New York. He is assistant professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He has acted as the Director of Research at Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), an organization dedicated to improving policing and advancing professionalism through research and involvement in public policy and debate. He has also served as CEO, Global Education and Outreach of Success for Kids, an international organization dedicated to fostering youth resiliency and currently serves as Associate Director of the National Strategy Information Center's Culture of Lawfulness Project, an NGO based in Washington, DC. As part of the project, he developed curricula now reaching over a million children throughout Latin America.

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