Essays about: "crime prevention"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 99 essays containing the words crime prevention.

  1. 11. "Praise won't take us far without government support" : A qualitative study about enhanced collective efficacy, collective crime prevention, and the Night-wandering Mothers of Rinkeby

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kriminologi (KR)

    Author : Nora Elaies; [2023]
    Keywords : Collective efficacy; Collective crime prevention; Stigma; Neighbourhood; Rinkeby;

    Abstract : While research has been conducted on how to strengthen collective efficacy, there is a scarcity of knowledge regarding practical solutions. The aim of this study is to investigate how residents in a negatively stigmatized neighborhood engage in practical measures to enhance collective efficacy, while also exploring their perceptions of the measures requiredto improve the functionality of their neighborhood through collective efficacy. READ MORE

  3. 12. Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas in Sweden : A comparative case study of Uppsala and Norrköping

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Nesma Ibrahim; [2023]
    Keywords : Socioeconomically vulnerable areas; Crime prevention measures; Safety promotion measures; social disorganization theory; Collective efficacy.;

    Abstract : Crime prevention and safety measures in socio-economically vulnerable areas are important incentives for creating a socially sustainable city. The topic has been debated in Sweden, and to address the challenges, a new law in Sweden will come into force on June 1, 2023, giving Swedish municipalities greater responsibility for crime prevention. READ MORE

  4. 13. What if something worse happens… : A qualitative study on students’ perceptions of safety and security.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Susanna Sidefalk Selmqvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Safety; security; crime prevention; students; Laholm Municipality; external events.; Trygghet; säkerhet; brottsförebyggande; studenter; Laholms Kommun; omvärldshändelser;

    Abstract : This research aimed to understand how students between 15-19 years at Lagaholm School and Osbeck High School experience safety and security at their schools and how they experience the impact of external events on the perception of safety and security. To investigate this, the following research questions were asked: How do students experience the situation of safety and security at their schools? How do students experience that external events impact their sense of safety and security? What conclusions can be made from the experiences and factors that emerge? The third research question is primarily answered by the researcher’s conclusions and reflections from the empirical evidence that emerges from the first two research questions. READ MORE

  5. 14. Cultural Genocide within International Law : A Legal Analysis of Power Dynamics

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Jinan I M Rawab; [2023]
    Keywords : International Law; Human Rights; Genocide Convention; Cultural Genocide; Law Cases; United Nations; Power Dynamics;

    Abstract : The crime of cultural genocide refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction or erasure of the cultural heritage, traditions, practices, and institutions of a group. It involves actions or policies aimed at undermining, suppressing, or eradicating the unique elements that define a culture, such as its language, customs, beliefs and way of life. READ MORE

  6. 15. Preventing Rescue of Maritime Migrants

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Stina Stefansson; [2023]
    Keywords : migration; search and rescue; deterrence of migrants; irregular migration; humanitarian assistance; securitisation; rightlessness; migrant smuggling; refugee law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Eighteen of twenty-five rescue-vessels operated by NGOs in the Mediterranean has been subjected to administrative or criminal sanctions. Whether rescue amounts to a crime is the basis for this thesis, which examines the intersection between prevention of the transnational crime of smuggling, and the rescues often necessary when smugglers facilitate journeys across the sea. READ MORE