#crimeprevention — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #crimeprevention, aggregated by home.social.
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Rally demands more police in Melbourne's west after death of shopkeeper
By Melissa BrownCommunity members have rallied in Sunshine to demand stronger bail laws and more police on the beat after the death of Van Viet Truong.
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Armed officers to bolster security at Melbourne hospitals under opposition proposal
Victoria's opposition is pledging to deploy armed law enforcement officers in major hospitals around the state in a bid to curb violence.
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Gun owner candidate says signage rules make him a target
By Monty JackaCandidates in Tasmania's election continue to feel exposed as election material such as advertisements, signs or pamphlets must include the "true name and address" of whoever produced them.
#PoliticalCandidates #Elections #GovernmentandPolitics #OccupationalHealthandSafety #CrimePrevention #MontyJacka
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“Other religious houses were creative with their curses. ‘A book of [the Abbey of] SS Mary and Nicholas of Arnstein: If anyone steals it: may he die, may he be roasted in a frying pan, may the falling sickness [i.e. epilepsy] and fever attack him, and may he be rotated [on the breaking wheel] and hanged. Amen.’”
Rachel Morley in the excellent Summer 2026 magazine of the Friends of Friendless Churches. 🧵 2/2 -
Eight alleged offenders who cut off ankle bracelets spark police manhunt
By Lucy MurrayThe WA Police Union say six police officers were required to hunt each person who took off the device, meaning 48 officers were diverted from their usual duties this weekend.
#Crime #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #CrimePrevention #Police #Assault #Courts #LucyMurray
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'Locals are fed up' as crime doubles in idyllic Victorian town
By Eden Hynninen and Matt NealWhile the tiny town of Creswick sleeps, locals say criminals are roaming the streets in the knowledge police are a long way away.
#Crime #Police #CrimePrevention #RegionalCommunities #AntisocialBehaviour #EdenHynninen #MattNeal
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More people turn to CCTV in their homes to deter crime
By Nicola CeccatoMore home security cameras than ever before are being installed, but experts say it is not clear whether they are deterring criminals.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/security-camera-installation-increase/106909392
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Some of WA's key policies are up in the air with minister's resignation
By Ruby LittlerResidents in WA's north have been left with a slew of unanswered questions relating to crime and justice in the wake of long-serving WA government minister Paul Papalia's resignation.
#GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryParliament #Crime #Police #CrimePrevention #RuralandRemoteCommunities #SocialProblems #RubyLittler
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Retired police returning to duty to fill officer shortages
Hundreds of former officers have applied to fill recruitment shortages with Victoria Police in a move aimed at releasing officers "trapped" at their desks.
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Youth justice 'circuit breaker' draws parallels to Newman-era boot camps
By Alex BrewsterAn alternative sentencing option put forward by the Queensland government is being compared to controversial boot camps of yesteryear.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/circuit-breaker-boot-camp-crisafulli/106924778
#CrimePrevention #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Teenagers #Prisons #Laws #AlexBrewster
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Plumber takes down alleged car thief in viral video, but lawyer warns of risk
By Nadia MitsopoulosA Perth plumber has gone viral on social media after chasing down and restraining an alleged car thief after a botched getaway, but a prominent lawyer warns citizens' arrests are risky.
#Crime #Assault #CrimePrevention #AntisocialBehaviour #NadiaMitsopoulos
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Scam compounds on Australia's doorstep uncovered
By Vonia Vieira, Jordan Fennell, and Nick SasPolice in Timor-Leste uncover a major international scam centre in the country, arresting more than 300 Chinese, Indonesian and Cambodian nationals in raids across the capital, Dili.
#ScamsandFraud #CrimePrevention #VoniaVieira #JordanFennell #NickSas
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🚨 Breaking news: The Vancouver PD website comes with a "Quick Escape" button that wipes your browser history! 🚔💨 Now you can learn about crime prevention and human trafficking without leaving a trace. Because nothing screams confidence in public safety like a digital disappearing act! 😂🔍
https://vpd.ca/ #VancouverPD #QuickEscape #CrimePrevention #DigitalPrivacy #PublicSafety #HumanTrafficking #HackerNews #ngated -
Violent Crime In The US Is At Record Lows, But The DOJ Is Eliminating The Funding That Helped Reduce Crime
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Bad business? Aurora lawmakers look at limiting vape, pawn shops, check-cashers
'Our concern is regarding the concentration and balance of the retail environment'
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Bad business? Aurora lawmakers look at limiting vape, pawn shops, check-cashers
'Our concern is regarding the concentration and balance of the retail environment'
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In Defence of #Walkability as a #Crime Prevention Strategy
https://www.crimrxiv.com/pub/1u13y7b9/release/1
#ActiveTravel #SustainableTransport #WarOnCars #CrimePrevention #Criminology #20mph #LowTrafficNeighbourhoods