Canadian Approaches to Crime Prevention (From UNAFEI Material Produced During the 71st International Seminar, and the 72nd International Training Course, P 38-52, 1986 -- See NCJ-106500)

• NCJ Number: 106503
• Author(s): A Himelfarb
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United Nations
• Note: For microfiche, see NCJ-106500.

Annotation

Crime prevention efforts in Canada have focused increasingly in recent years on community crime prevention programs, on reducing opportunities for crime, and on targeting social development programs to high-risk and disadvantaged groups.

Abstract

These efforts represent a shift from the previous focus on deterrence and individual treatment as the basis of crime prevention. Crime has increased significantly in Canada in recent years. Most crimes are property crimes. Criminological research has also changed in the last 30 years from an emphasis on examining root causes of crime to an emphasis on situational approaches. However, future research will probably increase the attention given to the causes and correlates of crime. Major issues in Canadian criminal justice are crime among aboriginal peoples, crime along Canada's northern frontier, female criminality, and the needs of victims. Recent trends in criminal justice include the growing sophistication of business-related crime, the reform of criminal codes, policing innovations, and conflicting pressures on the correctional system.