Like Volume 5 of Crime Prevention Studies, this volume had its inspiration in two 1994 Griffith University conferences, "Problem Solving for Crime Prevention" and "The Prevention of Alcohol-Related Road Crashes: Social and Legal Approaches." For this reason the majority of contributors are Australian, and most papers deal with prevention issues from an Australian perspective. The themes, howeve...

Policy makers have several complementary approaches at their disposal with which to address crime and violence. Sector-specific approaches—such as criminal justice, public health, and conflict transformation/human rights—have a role to play, as do cross-sectoral approaches, such as crime prevention through environmental design and citizen security. The criminal justice approach is the most wide...

Since the mid-1980s, the Dutch government has placed increasing emphasis on crime prevention to curb the rising crime rate. New local, regional and national projects have been Implemented. Some significant developments In terms of processes and outcomes of the crime prevention efforts are reviewed. Four examples of successful projects are discussed (prevention of shopping center deterioration, ...