Community Partners: 'Doing Doors' as a Community Crime Prevention Strategy
Criminal Justice Studies, Volume 20, Issue 3 September 2007 , pages 295 - 312
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Mary Ann Farkas; Richard S. Jones
"Research shows that strengthening social networks in neighbourhoods is key to addressing the social disorder that breeds crime. However, citizen involvement in crime prevention partnerships presents a challenge in high crime areas. The use of intermediaries as an organised strategy to work with residents, law enforcement, and various community agencies and organisations has been introduced as a way to mitigate the problems of mobilizing urban dwellers and as a means to bridge the gap between the interests of the various constituents. This paper will present the findings from interviews with 22 Community Partners working in targeted, high crime urban neighbourhoods. The findings suggest that using intermediaries may be a promising strategy for crime prevention partnerships."
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