NCJ Number
36880
Date Published
1976
Length
158 pages
Annotation
WRITTEN BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY, THIS TEXT PROVIDES AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE METHODS AND NATURE OF CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING.
Abstract
AN OVERVIEW OF THE RATIONALE FOR PLANNING AND THE FORMS WHICH CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING MAY TAKE IS FIRST PROVIDED. THE AUTHOR THEN TRACES THE MEANING AND PRACTICE OF NATIONAL PLANNING WITH ITS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PLANNING COMPONENTS. THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CRIME PREVENTION AND OTHER GENERAL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY OF A NATION IS INVESTIGATED. FINALLY, SPECIFIC ISSUES IN CRIME PREVENTION AND SOME NATIONAL CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING EXPERIENCES ARE DISCUSSED. AMONG THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES ARE IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PLANS. A POSTSCRIPT OT THE TEXT PRESENTS A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF CRIME PREVENTION PLANNING AUSTRALIA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)