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Crime Prevention Definition

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62. A national crime prevention strategy should be implemented in compliance with UN guidelines for crime prevention. The authorities have to play in leadership role at all levels of the strategy. Moreover, it should be included by governmental agencies concerned and civil society organizations. We must cooperate with local governments in the implementation of crime prevention strategy because they know very well about needs and wants of the people in their areas. In case of creation of safe and secure communities, the only government will not be able to carry out. Hence, it is needed to create the opportunities for local civil society organizations to join. UN crime prevention guidelines also focus the importance of the …show more content…

Within the first 6 months of the year 2015, 20 looting cases, 80 homicide cases and 7 burglary cases occurred in Yangon. In the same period of 2014, 18 looting cases, 94 homicide cases, 2 dacoity cases and 10 burglary cases occurred. The number of larceny and lootings is improving year by year because of poverty and lack of job opportunities. Furthermore, the involvement of offenders in the list of presidential pardon is a part of the factors to increase crimes. It is found that teenagers between 13 and 16 are involving in the commission of serious crimes such as rape and homicide. Consequently, the parents should send their children to Buddha schools and they should cooperate with the police or responsible persons if they found suspicious manner of their children. If the community will not accept them warmly, then they will become dangerous to their environment. As a result, the community should cooperate with responsible persons and supervise the ex-offenders released after serving penalty. Moreover, it is likely to address the problem that is highly densed population in prisons. However, public participation in community correction system cannot be done by lone agency or person or department. It absolutely needs the cooperation among the institutions such as executive, legislation and judiciary. For that reason, we will achieve the success as did …show more content…

The bad guys committed the crimes in the areas where there is no light, no people and no transparent barriers. According to psychology, they assume that no one can see them and committed the crimes. Consequently, such places should be reformed to prevent against crimes. Clearance of bushes and the others disturbing the view, set up the lamp post, creation of environment that is able to see house to house, installation of lights in room or apartments, stairwell and installation of CCTV should be performed. By installation of CCTVs in main places, it cannot only prevent the crimes considerably but also trace the offenders very quickly. Nowadays, quick appreciation of the offenders in main cities is due to the ability of CCTVs. Generally speaking, the people in Singapore abide by the law because of the installation of CCTVs everywhere. Psychologically, the offender feels that he is under eyes, so he controls his bad will. Consequently, it is found that CCTVs should be installed in main cities inclusive of Yangon. Awareness campaigns are required to persuade the people to use CCTVs. The relevant agencies and departments should assist the people to get with affordable price. For that reason, it is found that relevant departments, civil society organizations, townselders, businesspersons and industrialist need to cooperate and coordinate to help the people by means of public private partnership

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