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Beyond the Police: Community-Led Partnerships for Meaningful Crime Prevention and Social Justice

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  • Charlotte Gill
  • David Weisburd
  • Madeline K. McPherson

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The police are traditionally seen as experts in crime prevention, and a large body of research supports the effectiveness of police-led prevention initiatives targeted at crime hot spots. However, there is growing interest in identifying alternative prevention efforts that do not rely on the police, especially with youth in communities that have challenging relationships with the formal justice system. This article reports on a quasi-experimental evaluation of an innovative school- and community-led crime prevention partnership that prioritized social justice and social impact. The partnership was associated with modest but statistically significant reductions in calls for service and reported offenses in the treatment areas. Results for juvenile-involved offenses were not statistically significant, but the magnitude and direction of that effect were similar to the other results. We discuss the benefits and challenges of leveraging informal social controls to prevent crime “beyond the police.â€

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  • Charlotte Gill & David Weisburd & Madeline K. McPherson, 2024. "Beyond the Police: Community-Led Partnerships for Meaningful Crime Prevention and Social Justice," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 714(1), pages 150-168, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:714:y:2024:i:1:p:150-168
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162251343698
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