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 Crime & Fire Prevention is any initiative or policy which reduces, avoids or eliminates
victimization by crime or violence. It includes government and
non-government initiatives to reduce fear of crime as well as lessen the
impact of crime & fire on victims. Crime and fire prevention policies may be implemented by
individual citizens, families and neighborhoods as well as agencies that
deliver education, housing, municipal, law enforcement and so on. It is much
more than just police, courts and corrections.
While crime fighting is the responsibility of the authorities, it is not
enough for the police alone to fight crime. Members of the public can play
an important role in protecting themselves and their local communities.
Reducing the risk and fear of crime is a task for the police and the
community working together. To achieve the aim of making peaceful and safe
community, If you witness a crime in your area, it is important that you
immediately lodge a report at police station nearest to your location. |
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But there are many things each and every community member can do to reduce
his or her chances of becoming a victim of crime. Crime prevention
encompasses a wide range of approaches, including those which:
A. Promote the well-being of people and
encourage pro-social behaviour through social, economic, health and
educational measures, with a particular emphasis on children and youth, and
focus on the risk and protective factors associated with crime and
victimization (prevention through social development or social crime
prevention);
B. Change the conditions in neighbourhoods that influence offending,
victimization and the insecurity that results from crime by building on the
initiatives, expertise and commitment of community members (locally based
crime prevention);
C. Prevent the occurrence of crimes by reducing opportunities, increasing
risks of being apprehended and minimizing benefits, including through
environmental design, and by providing assistance and information to
potential and actual victims (situational crime prevention); |
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There is no single factor
that predisposes a person to behave violently or become involved in criminal
behaviour. Individual, community and societal level factors, and
interactions among these factors, all influence behaviour. Some increase the
risk of becoming involved in criminal offending and some can help buffer the
effects of risk factors and are known as protective factors. Persons take
decisions to stay away from crime despite the predisposing factors or to
engage in crime without any risk factors that create a predisposition.
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