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Crime Prevention

Visit Us: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High Street, Malvern Prahran Town Hall, 180 Greville Street, Prahran
Mail: City of Stonnington, PO Box 21, Prahran 3181

Crime Prevention Victoria defines crime prevention as "any public or privately based initiative or policy aimed at reducing or eliminating criminal behaviour, violence and the fear of crime or violence in the community".

Two broad approaches inform the work of the crime prevention strategies:

Situational crime prevention reduces the risk of, and opportunities for, crime by the systematic management, design and manipulation of the immediate physical environment in which crime occurs or is likely to occur; and
Social crime and violence prevention deals with the underlying motivational causes of criminal and antisocial behaviour and focuses on increasing social inclusion and promoting opportunities for law abiding behaviour.

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