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Crime and Violence Prevention in an Urban Indigenous Community
Citation
Eversole, R and Routh, R and Ridgeway, L, Crime and Violence Prevention in an Urban Indigenous Community, Environment and Urbanization, 16, (2) pp. 73-81. ISSN 0956-2478 (2004) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1630/0956247042309973
Abstract
This paper considers the delicate issue of high crime rates in a disadvantaged population, and explores the appropriateness of existing crime and violence prevention strategies. The paper reports on a collaborative research project carried out in a small Australian city in 2002-2003 by the local police service, Indigenous community members and a university. The project gathered information about the extent and nature of crime in the local Indigenous community, existing crime prevention initiatives and Indigenous community members'perceptions of these initiatives. The key points emerging from this project were: the persistence of social divides separating Indigenous populations and non-Indigenous institutions such as the police service; the impact of these divides on the effectiveness of crime prevention activities; and the importance of face-to-face relationship-building in overcoming these social divides and improving the effectiveness of crime and violence prevention.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Indigenous Studies |
Research Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community |
Research Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sociology |
Objective Division: | Indigenous |
Objective Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community services |
Objective Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Eversole, R (Professor Robyn Eversole) |
ID Code: | 43750 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Deposited By: | Institute for Regional Development |
Deposited On: | 2007-03-23 |
Last Modified: | 2011-09-15 |
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