Introduction The quality of life and safety of a particular community is reliant upon many factors. These can range from vandalism and graffiti to burglary. Community safety relates to people's sense of personal security and to their feelings of ease in the places that they live and work. It affects how people value their neighbourhood, and is a major part of what makes a neighbourhood a good or bad place to live. In order for …
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…there is no solid evidence to prove that community based programs are of proven effectiveness. There are programs for which we can conclude the evidence shows with reasonable certainty that they do not work, at least in the communities where they have been conducted. But even these programs have come under scrutiny from members of certain police organisations, whether it be for their lack of accountability, lack of trust from police or general police resistance.