Safer Communities: Volume 23 Issue 1

Challenges to reintegration: a case study of violent extremist detainees and their reintegration into Malaysian society

Afzal Izzaz Zahari, Nor Balkish Zakaria, Mohd Hizam Hanafiah, Lokman Effendi Ramli

This paper aims to present a case study analysing the reintegration programs of Malaysian violent extremist detainees and prisoners. It explores the ongoing challenges faced by…

Insecurity and counter-banditry strategies of the affected communities in Oyo State, Nigeria

Usman Adekunle Ojedokun, Olufikayo K. Oyelade, Adebimpe A. Adenugba, Olajide O. Akanji

Banditry is a major social problem in Nigeria that has over time defied series of intervention measures introduced by the federal and state governments to address it. Therefore…

An assessment of crime prevention through environmental design in student housing: a weight-of-evidence approach

Elvis Attakora-Amaniampong

There is a robust study on crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in student housing nowadays, but has a limited utilization of weight-of-evidence (W-o-E) approach…

An evaluation of a violence reduction partnership network: mixed methods network analysis

Dean Wilkinson, Alison Thompson, Debbie Kerslake, Isha Chopra, Sophie Badger

The purpose of this paper was to report on the evaluation of the network and resources for violence prevention and reduction in the chosen area of focus. This area had experiences…

“A melting pot”: challenging student behaviour in the United Kingdom’s further education sector

Abu Zaman

Challenging behaviour among school pupils has been the focus of extensive research in the UK and beyond; however, there has been a lack of recent comparable research on these…

Engaging communities as partners: policing strategies in Johannesburg

Mary S. Mangai, Tyanai Masiya, Galaletsang Masemola

This paper aims to explore police perspectives on community engagement strategies within the context of crime prevention in South Africa, focusing on Johannesburg metropolitan…