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Crime and violence prevention in an urban Indigenous community

Richard Routh

Edith Cowan University, Robertson Drive, Bunbury, Western Australia 6230; r.routh{at}ecu.edu.au

Leon Ridgeway

Edith Cowan University, Robertson Drive, Bunbury, Western Australia 6230; l.ridgeway{at}ecu.edu.au

This paper considers the delicate issue of high crime rates in a disadvantaged population, and explores the appropriateness of existing crime and violence prevention strategies. The paper reports on a collaborative research project carried out in a small Australian city in 2002-2003 by the local police service, Indigenous community members and a university. The project gathered informa- tion about the extent and nature of crime in the local Indigenous community, exist- ing crime prevention initiatives and Indigenous community members’ perceptions of these initiatives. The key points emerging from this project were: the persistence of social divides separating Indigenous populations and non-Indigenous institu- tions such as the police service; the impact of these divides on the effectiveness of crime prevention activities; and the importance of face-to-face relationship-building in overcoming these social divides and improving the effectiveness of crime and violence prevention.

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