When Worlds Collide--or Who's in Charge of This Partnership Anyway? (From Reducing Criminality--Partnerships and Best Practices, P 1-7, 2000, Adam Graycar, ed. -- See NCJ-186333)

• NCJ Number: 186345
• Author(s): Peter Homel
• Date Published: 2000
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

This paper examines the process of building successful partnerships in crime prevention.

Abstract

An effective collaborative relationship must first develop a philosophy of partnering, which includes: commitment, equity, trust, mutual goals and objectives, continuous evaluation, leadership, an open-ended and ongoing relationship, and timely communication and responsiveness. The paper describes a successful partnership that solved the problem of crime and violence at Bondi Beach, an unofficial venue for Christmas celebrations near Sydney. The Bondi Beach Community Safety Committee adopted a risk management strategy and engaged in a community strengthening process, including developing effective partnership arrangements. The article also describes an effort to break the drug-crime cycle. The attempt illustrates one of the difficulties in forming crime-prevention partnerships, in this case competition between a focus on community protection -- a goal of the criminal justice system -- and a focus on protecting the individual -- a goal of the health/welfare sector. Notes