Crime is a public health problem∗
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Medicine, Conflict and Survival
- Vol. 14 (1), 24-28
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699808409369
Abstract
Crime is a public health issue. It shares common causes with ill health, particularly poverty, and fear of violent crime is itself a major cause of anxiety. Community development in pre‐school education, parental education, and among ethnic minorities, both reduces crime and promotes better health, for example in reducing the effects of alcohol and illicit drugs. Health workers should contribute in full to community development.Keywords
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