Crime prevention in Colombia
A pilot study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11349397 |
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| Authors | Miguel Inzunza (0000-0001-9861-3144, Police Education/Research Unit, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, corresponding author), Niclas Carlsson (0009-0006-2891-3815, Swedish Police Authority, Kungsholmen, Sweden) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 279-298 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-4036 • E-ISSN: 2157-6475 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01924036.2021.1992640 |
| OpenAlex | W3208329445 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
A need to develop effective crime prevention strategies has been recognised throughout history. Due to the financial constraints of criminal justice systems, there are major global efforts to ensure that the strategies employed are highly cost-effective, rational, and evidence-based. To aid such efforts, this study explores the impact of a collaborative, community-oriented crime prevention initiative in Colombia. Empirically, it is based on pre- and post-intervention views of police officers and citizens (assessed by questionnaires) in areas covered by the initiative and control areas, complemented with focus group interviews and crime statistics. The police officers appreciated the greater autonomy provided by the approach and associated changes in organisational culture. The citizens had substantial trust in the police, despite high perceptions of general disorder and personal fear of crime. The preliminary findings indicate that the approach has had some promising effects, but several aspects require more attention
Autonomy · Business · Community policing · Control (management · Crime control · Crime prevention · Criminal justice · Criminology · Fear of crime · Focus group · Intervention (counseling · Management · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Law · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Marketing
Crime Prevention
Policing Problem Places
Improving Policing
Translating Tests
The Cambridge Crime Harm Index
Policing and procedural justice
Trust in the Police
Hot spots policing and crime reduction
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
The Hotspot Matrix
The impact of a hot spot policing program in Montevideo, Uruguay
The effect of community policing on fear and crime reduction, police legitimacy and job satisfaction
What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear
Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas
Crime Prevention
Selection practitioners' views on recruitment criteria for the profile of police officers
Is problem‐oriented policing effective in reducing crime and disorder
Problem-Oriented Policing in Practice
Performance mechanisms meet professional autonomy
Evaluating Crime Prevention
Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and the Effective Rule of Law
Methodological Quality Standards for Evaluation Research
What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear
Profiling and Police Legitimacy
Hot Spots of Predatory Crime
New Directions in Social Disorganization Theory
Social Disorganization and Theories of Crime and Delinquency
| Highly cited | No |
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