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PREVENTION CRIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Police
OBS

The term "crime prevention"... relates to long-range preventive activity... Crime suppression, on the other hand, refers to tactical and short-range preventive efforts such as field interrogation, contact with truants, surveillance of potential offenders....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Police
OBS

Il ne faut pas confondre «prévention du crime» avec l'expression «répression du crime». La prévention est une action à long terme tandis que la répression est une action qui s'effectue à court terme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
  • Policía
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