Prevention of crime
1: INTRODUCTION TO CRIME:
Crime is an offense which violates the law of state and is
disapproved by the society. In olden days, the crime rate was
not very high. But as time progressed, the crime rate has
increased alarmingly. This increase in crime rate may be due to
various causes and social problems.
2: DERIVATION OF CRIME:
The term crime is derived from the Latin word “crimen” meaning
offence and also a wrong-doer. Crime is considered as an
anti-social behaviour
3: PREVENTION OF CRIME:
The word of prevention nowadays in its common sense has
two dimensions: Prevention or Prevention means “Prevent,
Overtake and Prevent Something”, and also “Warn Awareness”.
that is, by using different techniques to prevent delinquency,
the purpose is to prevent the crime of going and overcoming
delinquency.
Types of Prevention:
1. Primary Prevention
2. Secondary Prevention
3. Tertiary Prevention
4. Short -Term Prevention
5. Social Prevention
6. Developmental prevention
7. Long term prevention
8. Judicial prevention
9. Special prevention
10. Active prevention
Primary Prevention
.The primary prevention is to protect individuals from fighting all areas of crime that
fall within the framework of social development [3]. At this stage of prevention, people
are trying not to commit crime. At this level of prevention, the goal is to improve living
conditions in order not to offend people, and to produce
values that improve healthy relationships.
Secondary Prevention
The secondary prevention is to use methods to protect people
at risk. Like: addicts, street vagabonds and street children [3].
In this type of prevention, the goal is to prevent the occurrence
of crime by people who are in critical condition and likely to be
victimized by the use of appropriate and early measures.
Tertiary Prevention
This kind of prevention includes programs such as counseling
for women and children, criminal interventions, and various
groups. Preventive efforts at this stage are to prevent criminal
behavior so that criminals can adapt and adapt to their social
environment and not re-commit crimes.
Short -Term Prevention
Short-term prevention is a set of short-term solutions. Such
as: providing more illumination of streets, alleys and public places,
tailor-made and deterrent penal laws, setting up work institutions,
providing decent leisure facilities, protecting children who are
harassed and abused by the family
Social Prevention
This kind of prevention includes measures and interventions
that seek to eliminate or reduce the causes of crime and thereby
prevent delinquency by intervening in the development process
of individuals, improving their living conditions and normalizing
the social and natural
Developmental prevention
This kind of prevention attempts to prevent a child from
continuing his criminal misery in the future if a child for any reason
manifests itself as a criminal offense, with early intervention in
him and his environment. [4]. Early prevention, early psycho-
social intervention, in the process of children’s development, to
prevent risk factors that increase the likelihood of admitting and
mimicking persistent criminal behavior in the future.
Long term prevention
Long-term prevention refers to mechanisms that take place
in a time-consuming process to reduce crime opportunities in the
future. Such as: Providing appropriate platforms for individuals
to access appropriate education opportunities; Developing
and implementing general policies for community members’
engagement; Developing family education classes to enhance
life skills;
Judicial prevention
Judicial prevention is a type of crime prevention based on
the efforts of the government and the responsible institutions to
reduce crime and eliminate its roots.
Special prevention
The effect of punishment in deterring the offender from re-
committing a crime is called special prevention. In this type of
prevention, try to avoid reprisals of the same crime or other crimes
by imposing punishment on the perpetrator and his punishment
and suffering from punishment.
Active prevention
In this kind of prevention, police force is the main focus
of prevention that is activated to avoid and avoid crime and is
also active at the social level. That is, the police take charge of
leisure planning and guidance for a group of young people who
Meanwhile, the role of deterrent institutions is of crime or
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