Crime Prevention Approach Description Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee agency Information Gathering & identification, planning, All Coordination collaboration, consultation, data and evidence gathering to inform local, tailored approaches Criminal Justice Prevention Traditional deterrence, Victoria Police incarceration and Department of Justice and rehabilitation strategies Regulation within a law enforcement framework Situational Prevention Improvements to physical City of Whittlesea environment - Victoria Police Prevention Through Environmental Design, surveillance, 'target hardening'; strategies to increase the risk of offending behaviour Social Prevention Strategies designed to City of Whittlesea change social conditions that Hume Whittlesea Local influence offending - social Learning and Employment and economic drivers, Network strengthening community Plenty Valley Community and social connection, Health improving education and Whittlesea Community employment opportunities; Connections implementation of strategies aimed at preventing racism Developmental Prevention Intervening early to reduce City of Whittlesea risk factors and increase Northern Hospital protective factors that affect Plenty Valley Community the development of Health offending behaviour; Uniting Care ReGen prevention and early Youth Support and Advocacy intervention programs, social Service support programs Snapshot of local data Perceptions of safety Perceptions of neighbourhood safety are linked with health outcomes. When individuals perceive their neighbourhood as unsafe they are less likely to engage in outdoor activities and exercise and are more likely to experience increased anxiety, poor health outcomes and poor self-rated health. Conversely, when individuals feel
Crime Prevention Approach Description Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee agency Information Gathering & Coordination identification, planning, collaboration, consultation, data and evidence gathering to inform local, tailored approaches All Criminal Justice Prevention Traditional deterrence, incarceration and rehabilitation strategies within a law enforcement framework Victoria Police Department of Justice and Regulation Situational Prevention Improvements to physical environment - Prevention Through Environmental Design, surveillance, 'target hardening'; strategies to increase the risk of offending behaviour City of Whittlesea Victoria Police Social Prevention Strategies designed to change social conditions that influence offending - social and economic drivers, strengthening community and social connection, improving education and employment opportunities; implementation of strategies aimed at preventing racism City of Whittlesea Hume Whittlesea Local Learning and Employment Network Plenty Valley Community Health Whittlesea Community Connections Developmental Prevention Intervening early to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors that affect the development of offending behaviour; prevention and early intervention programs, social support programs City of Whittlesea Northern Hospital Plenty Valley Community Health Uniting Care ReGen Youth Support and Advocacy Service Snapshot of local data Perceptions of safety Perceptions of neighbourhood safety are linked with health outcomes. When individuals perceive their neighbourhood as unsafe they are less likely to engage in outdoor activities and exercise and are more likely to experience increased anxiety, poor health outcomes and poor self-rated health. Conversely, when individuals feel
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