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POLICE, YOUTH, AND CRIME PREVENTION: EXAMINING THE BEST PRACTICES*

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Police officers frequently work with youth in diversion, restorative justice, and in delinquency prevention programs in the United States. The law enforcement community has the opportunity to possibly prevent abuse and to assist youth who may be in danger of victimization and its deleterious effects. This paper examines the role of the police in the prevention of youth crime and youth victimization and it reviews a number of successful strate- gies that have been developed. First, information about youth victimization was presented. Next, best practices and scientific evaluation on these strategies were discussed under for main titles. Finally, it was recommended that countries can share their approaches and expand, modify, or emulate those that are particularly appropriate. Acting this way will contribute to crime prevention.
Abstract (Original Language): 
Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde polis gençlerle, genel olarak onarıcı adalet, yön değiştirme ve suç önleme programları kapsamında çalışmaktadır. Kolluk kuvvetleri bu kapsamda çocuk istismarını önleme ve çocuk istismarı mağduru olma tehlikesi altındaki çocuklara yardım edebilme imkânına sahip olmaktadır. Bu makale, çocuk suçluluğu ve mağduriyetinin önelenmesinde polisin rolü ve bu eksende geliştirilmiş birçok başarılı stratejiyi incelemektedir. İlk önce gençlerin suç mağduru olma durumlarıyla ilgili bilgiler verilmiştir, daha sonra en iyi uygulamalar ve bu uygulamalar üzerine yapılan bilimsel çalışmalar dört ana başlık altında incelenmiştir. Sonuç olarak, farklı ülkelerde uygulanan başarılı önleme stratejilerinden uygun olanların karşılıklı olarak paylaşılıp, geliştirilip, değiştirilip daha iyi hale getirilerek uygulanmasının suç önlemeye olumlu katkı yapacağı önerilmiştir.
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