Building little safe and civilized communities: Community crime prevention with Chinese characteristics?

Lena Y. Zhong*, Roderic G. Broadhurst

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article describes a community crime prevention program in China, set against a background of rapid economic development, large internal population migration, and increasing crime rates. Traditional social control in China has been transformed to adapt to the new reform era, yet some mechanisms remain intact. Crime prevention measures and strategies resemble those adopted in the West; however, the differences, constituting the so-called Chinese characteristics with community crime prevention are significant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)52-67
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2007
Externally publishedYes

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