Crime Reduction - What Works?

adidas zx 700 There are many ways to commit a crime. Crime against property, crime against a person, stealing, anti-social behaviour, burglary, bank robbery, fraud etc. The definition of crime is an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and punishable by the law. Research has shown that a small proportion of places can be associated with crime? Crime is highly concentrated: the evidence shows that most of it is associated with, as stated above a small proportion of places. Figures tend to show that crime rates are higher in city centre and other commercial and industrial areas, and, housing areas with levels of high social deprivation.

adidas springblade Should we then, just have more police on the beat? Well the short answer to that, according to some research, tells us that just having more police on the beat does not necessarily reduce crime or reassure people. Police budget cuts over the years have led to reduced numbers of front line officers. It should be relatively easy therefore to assess the impact of the cuts on today's crime rates.

Security alarms are an effective deterrent against burglary. Obviously burglars want to remain invisible and anonymous a security alarm is going to create a lot of the wrong kind of attention to a would be burglar. CCTV are designed these days to provide a deterrent against theft and vandalism, making your property and in some cases your neighbour's property depending on where the CCTV cameras are situated, less of a target for criminals. To that end is it possible to reduce crime by design? At the begiing of this article, the research found that crime is concentrated in a small proportion of places. By designing areas and houses to make it more difficult for crimes to be committed it could be possible.

adidas climacool Cul-de-sacs make it easier to notice someone who would seem out-of-place. Open spaces in public areas and footpaths rather than underground areas. Simple things like fitting locks of windows, as mentioned alarms and CCTV's, good fencing and warning signs around the neighbourhood, i.e. This is a neighbourhood watch area. All of that said, as a society we should be tackling the reasons for crime. Social deprivation in many cases. In some impoverished families, and for a variety of reasons there may not be opportunities for full-time employment. We have seen recently in the news how families struggle to pay the bills; some have to choose between being warm or being fed.