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Showing 1 to 20 of 46 for “"community safety"”.
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Neighbourhood profiling and classification for community safety
… classification, the Leeds Classification for Community Safety (LCCS). This is used to demonstrate the usefulness of area classifications for providing area context information to crime analysis, and for identifying neighbourhoods with atypical crime profiles - given their neighbourhood type. …
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Community Safety and Zero Tolerance : A Study of Partnership Policing
This research examines a community safety crime prevention partnership in the communities of Aberfan and Merthyr Vale that lie within the South Wales police area. It analyses the work of the local multi-agency partnership in its attempts to reduce recorded crime and fear of crime within that …
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At Our Service? The public service ethos in community safety partnerships
… PSE? This study looked at two case studies of Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) operating under different local governance conditions. It interviewed public servants within these CSPs on their experiences of partnership working, and perceptions around public service itself. What emerged is a …
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Prince Albert's Crime/Risk Reduction Approach to Community Safety
… implement a crime/risk reduction strategy called Community Mobilization Prince Albert (CMPA). The study examines the evolution of crime prevention practices from police-based efforts that relied on focused enforcement practices to the current risk reduction model. This research examines the …
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Community Planning, Community Safety and Policing: a local case study of governance through partnership
… Government in Scotland Act (2003) introduced Community Planning as a statutory responsibility in Scotland. The main aims of community planning are described as “making sure people and communities are genuinely engaged in the decisions made on public services which affect them; allied to a …
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Cops, councils and crime and disorder : a critical review of three community safety partnerships
This dissertation critically reviews three community safety partnerships. It contributes to learning by using new data to examine some of the enduring challenges faced by the partnerships as they respond to the changing socio-political context. These multi-agency bodies primarily involve the police …
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Doing Community Safety by Locality Working: Regime Theory and Micro-Climates of Crime and Disorder Co-Governance
… of contextual factors in structuring of forms of community safety. My research utilises grounded theory to examine the impact of differing aspects of economic redevelopment within the context of the inner City, to both foster particular crime problems, and the typical solution-sets (Jones: 1998) …
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Developing the application of systems thinking within the policing and community safety sector : an action research study
… and pluralistic nature of the policing and community safety environment is presenting a significant challenge to the problem structuring and solving approaches traditionally used by managers in this sector. In light of deficiencies of traditional approaches, developments in the field of …
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Preventing Crime in Communities: A Critical Analysis of Community Safety in a Lower Income Neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya
… purpose of this thesis is to critically analyse community safety initiatives as an approach to crime prevention in lower-income Nairobi, Kenya. Qualitative research took place in 2015 in Kibera, an informal settlement that is considered to have one of the highest crime rates in the city (SRIC, …
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Assessing the challenge of policing animal rights extremism in the UK and the changing impact on community safety and human rights in the period 2004-2010
This thesis explores animal rights activism and associated extremism between the period 2004 - 2010 in the UK and proposes that this post 2004 period witnessed a new era in animal rights extremism comparable to the strategic change seen in 'new terrorism'. It argues that following the successful …
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Investigating workplace spirituality and perceived mentoring support in a public sector department in Limpopo province
… modeling) in the department of Transport and community safety in the Limpopo Province and workplace spirituality, encompassing (productive work, association with organizational values and a sense of belonging). Individuals who worked in the department of Transport and community safety in the …
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Evaluation of a pilot crime prevention project in the Western Cape
… Cape. The pilot project involves establishing community safety forums (CSFs) consisting of representation from government departments, communities and civil society. The CSFs project has two primary goals. The first is to facilitate information sharing and co-operation between relevant local …
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Traditional Institutions as Change Agents: Understanding Cultural Norms and Practices Promoting Gender-Based Violence in Nigerian Communities
… Due to the increasing need for effective community-based approaches in addressing social and health problems on a global scale, we explore the attitudes and behaviors of traditional institutions as custodians of cultural customs and norms related to gender-based violence (GBV) and examine …
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When disaster strikes: human responses to wildfires and evacuation in the south of France and Australia
… and changes in weather patterns. People’s safety is threatened by this growing problem. Consequently, researchers have conducted studies of wildfires and human behaviour in response to wildfire evacuations in regions such as Australia and the USA. Regions in Europe have received less …
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The role and impact of CCTV operators in contributing to efficient crime prevention: a case study of surveillance operators within the City of Cape Town
… and deterrence of crime in pursuit of public safety and security. Highways, shopping centres, workplaces, and public transportation systems are all frequent sites for CCTV surveillance. However, studies have consistently fallen short in examining the role and responsibilities of CCTV operators …
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The role and impact of CCTV operators in contributing to efficient crime prevention: A case study of surveillance operators within the City of Cape Town
… and deterrence of crime in pursuit of public safety and security. Highways, shopping centres, workplaces, and public transportation systems are all frequent sites for CCTV surveillance. However, studies have consistently fallen short in examining the role and responsibilities of CCTV operators …
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Environmental Conflicts and Climate Breakdown in the Republic of Haiti: An Environmental Case Study
… multiple dimensions of society. Areas of Haitian community that were impacted include government, safety/preparedness, social services/local services, and through loss of life overall. Western news outlets were found to dramatize reports on hurricanes whereas Haitian outlets reported in a …
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Situation tables as the new crime prevention: theoretical underpinnings, strengths, weaknesses, and best practices
… health calls for police services has created the Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) model. The CSWB model seeks to prevent social disorganization through proactive community efforts. Situation Tables are a risk-driven, collaborative model in Ontario that falls under the CSWB model. Drawing on …
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Impact of terrorism awareness training on civilian likelihood to report pre-incident behaviours
… diffusion of responsibility and perceptions of community safety decreased, whereas informal reporting increased as delinquency decreased. For nonempirical indicators, the regression model for likelihood to formally report failed to reach significance, whereas informal reporting increased for …
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