Crime Prevention

Crime prevention has a long history in Australia and [blank] other parts of the world. In all societies, people have tried to protect themselves and those close to [blank] from assaults and other abuses. Every time someone locks the door to their house or their car, they practise a form of prevention. Most parents want their children to learn to be law-abiding and not spend extended periods of [blank] lives in prison. In this country, at least, most succeed. Only a small minority of young people become recidivist offenders. In a functioning society, crime prevention is part of everyday life. [blank] prevention can be all-pervasive at the grassroots, it is oddly neglected in mass media and political discourses. When politicians, talkback radio hosts, and newspaper editorialists pontificate about crime and possible remedies, it is comparatively rare [blank] them to mention prevention. Overwhelmingly, emphasis is on policing, sentencing and other 'law and order' responses.