crime prevention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcrimeandprevention
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crime
noun
uk/kraɪm/us/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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prevention
noun[U]
uk/prɪˈven.ʃən/us/prɪˈven.ʃən/
the act of stopping something from happening or of stopping someone from ...
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(Definition ofcrimeandpreventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcrime prevention
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However, publicly financed amenities such as education,crimeprevention, transportation, and urban services (water supply, solid waste service, etc.) have also fallen as local financial resources have declined.
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Crimepreventionis in the interests of society.
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As yet, we fail to understand what the concept ofcrimepreventionis, for it is not defined anywhere in the proposal or the report.
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Secure infrastructures andcrimepreventionneed to go hand in glove with respect for freedoms and personal data protection.
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The economics of having these inmates 'serve all' may outweigh the demands of justice and the public policy concerns related tocrimeprevention.
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It would provide an effective form ofcrimeprevention.
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But then the pursuit ofcrimepreventionthrough that means looks like arbitrary violence indistinguishable from the wrongdoer's.
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Policing and military fields are examples where covert robots can be used for applications such as surveillance, spying, andcrimepreventionmissions.
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These checkpoints provide networks of information on the area and a base from which to disseminate advice on crime andcrimeprevention.
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Not only would such a move be counter-productive incrimepreventionterms, it is likely to be even more destructive for those involved than begging.
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The police apply new methods ofcrimepreventionsuch as the so-called 'zero tolerance' strategy first in large metropolises.
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The second chapter focuses on developments incrimepreventionwith a discussion of multi-agency initiatives, legislative developments, and the public's growing fear of children.
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What he is concerned with is the role of the organisation incrimepreventionand crime busting.
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The government considers this worthwhile due to the direct savings in social benefits and indirect savings in health care andcrimeprevention.
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This affected both white and black neighbourhoods and caused them to depend more than ever on non-state policing forcrimepreventionand detection.
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Together with discussion on issues of funding,crimepreventionand the role of special units (such as those on ' organised crime '), these could provide a clear agenda for change.
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He combines his work experience at the coalface with empirical research to provide an engaging and lively debate about the politics, policies and practices of youthcrimeprevention.
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Engaging not only in acrimepreventionrole, they were also responsible for the enforcement of a broader urban order as defined by the colonial state.
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