Crime prevention has a long history in Australia, and in…

Crime prevention has a long history in Australia, and in other parts of the world. In all societies, people have tried to 1 themselves and those close to them from assaults and other abuses. Every time someone locks the door to their house or their car, they practice 2 prevention. Most parents want their children to learn to be law abiding and not Spend extended periods of their lives in prison. In this country, at least, most 3. Only a small minority of young people become recidivist offenders. In a functioning society, crime prevention is part of everyday life. While prevention can be all- pervasive at the grassroots, 4 is oddly neglected in mass media and political discourses. When politicians, talkback radio hosts and newspaper editorialists pontificate about crime and 5 remedies, it is comparatively rare for them to mention prevention. Overwhelmingly, emphasis is on policing, sentencing and other ‘law and order’ responses.