Prevention of crime and violence: evidence-based crime prevention—a public health imperative: a review paper
Abstract Background In November, 2012, a John Moore's University publication Protecting People Promoting Health presented a public health approach to the crime prevention agenda. Sandwell Public Health Department and the Sandwell Crime and Disorder Partnership has sought to implement evidence-b...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Lancet (British edition) 2013-11, Vol.382 (S3), p.S74-S74 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Abstract Background In November, 2012, a John Moore's University publication Protecting People Promoting Health presented a public health approach to the crime prevention agenda. Sandwell Public Health Department and the Sandwell Crime and Disorder Partnership has sought to implement evidence-based interventions in its partnership work on community safety and crime prevention over many years. Methods The West Midlands Crimegrip project hosted by Sandwell held implementation seminars for systematic reviews of effective interventions, including methadone maintenance and harm reduction for drug problems; early-years interventions including Highscope and interactive schools drug programmes; youth mentoring programmes; street lighting; neighbourhood policing; and situational crime prevention. Three examples of strongly evidence-based programmes will be presented: a methadone maintenance programme for persistent offenders; creation of safe environments; and early years programmes for improvement of long-term health and safety. These examples show how the translation of evidence into practice is delivering improved outcomes locally. Findings Among these programmes are methadone maintenance and harm reduction, which produced a 30% fall in domestic burglary when clients in treatment doubled in 2004, and acquisitive crime continued to decrease. This programme has been accompanied by target hardening and repeats victim programmes, design of crime supplementary planning guidance applied to new housing developments, and other measures to reduce burglary. The effect of closed-circuit television (CCTV) continues to be challenged, but although evidence for the primary prevention of crime remains questionable, the effect in crime detection and the routine use of CCTV as a method for crime detection is unquestioned. The Greets Green New Deal for Community area reported substantial community satisfaction with improved street lighting and a reduced fear of crime, consistent with research evidence. Early years and other educational interventions have a substantial long-term effect on child protection, preventing a cycle of deprivation and abuse and preventing crime as the young people reach adulthood. Schemes implemented in Sandwell as part of a portfolio were required to include the family nurse partnership, Highscope training for nursery and primary school teachers, universal nursery school provision since 1984, teaching parenting skills through evidence-based regimens such |
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ISSN: | 0140-6736 1474-547X |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62499-X |