Evaluating the community governance of crime prevention and community safety.

犯罪预防与社区安全之社区治理评估。与维多利亚州司法部合作，这项研究旨在使用深入的数据分析和焦点小组来评估更安全的城市和郡计划。它质疑该计划的理论假设;确定有效和具有成本效益的社区治理结构和因素，增强或抑制社区参与和应对社区安全举措的能力;并评估该计划对犯罪发生率和安全感的影响。这些成果将促进社区心理学知识的发展，并为未来的政策和资源分配提供信息，以社区为基础的预防犯罪方案。

Evaluating the community governance of crime prevention and community safety. In partnership with the Victorian Department of Justice this research aims to evaluate the Safer Cities and Shires program using both in-depth data analysis and focus groups. It questions the theoretical assumptions underlying the program; identifies effective and cost-effective community governance structures and factors that enhance or inhibit a community's capacity to participate in and respond to community safety initiatives; and evaluates the impact of the program on the incidence of crime and perceptions of safety and security. The outcomes will advance knowledge in community psychology and inform future policy and allocation of resources to community based crime prevention programs.