THE PROCESS OF CRIME PREVENTION

In recent decades, crime and the fear of crime have been as more important concerns in all communities and so various policies have been taken to combat the crime and disorder. The main and oldest of these policies were re-active strategies that are implemented through the traditional criminal justice system that its answers emerge in form of punishment. In recent years the inability of criminal justice system appeared in all countries. Because of this fact and of large costs of criminal justice system, the policymakers have been directed to use crime prevention approaches. The preventive interventions have shown their effectiveness in solving the problem of crime and insecurity. However, being successful in crime prevention requires the adopting of plans which must be resulted from a certain scientific process. This essay considers the definition, the categories and the process of crime prevention.