@article{ref1,
title="Crime and violence prevention in an urban Indigenous community",
journal="Environment and urbanization",
year="2004",
author="Ridgeway, Leon and Routh, Richard and Eversole, Robyn",
volume="16",
number="2",
pages="73-81",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="",
issn="0956-2478",
doi="10.1177/095624780401600224",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095624780401600224"
}