NCJ Number
224895
Date Published
2008
Length
228 pages
Annotation
This international compendium contains crime prevention and community safety practices gleaned from North America, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Oceania, and South Asia produced by the International Center for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC).
Abstract
This international compendium provides many examples of initiatives that can help to inform and inspire practices from around the world. The practices place particular emphasis on process and implementation of activities, including information on partnership, outcomes, sustainability, and they describe various lessons learned. The compendium is divided into five sections: aspects of community safety, youth at risk, youth gangs, community safety and indigenous peoples, and police-community partnerships in crime prevention. Each section includes an introduction that highlights main developments and issues in the field from which to consider current projects and initiatives, and reveals elements to inform good practice. Each section also follows with a list of International Center for the Prevention of Crime (ICPC) publications and additional resources to provide practitioners with further tools to assist in their work. Published by the ICPC, the compendium provides concrete examples illustrating what governments, police, and community partners can do to reduce and prevent crime and victimization, and create and enhance safety. Sources and glossary