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HEALTH VISITORS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIME

NCJ Number
40175
Author(s)
T CHRISTOPHER; J CLARK; T COOK; J GUNN; MEACHER
Date Published
1975
Length
24 pages
Annotation
PAMPHLET EXAMINES WHAT ROLE THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER CAN PLAY IN THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.
Abstract
THIS PAMPHLET CONTAINS FIVE SPEECHES FROM A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE IN MAY 1975 THAT WAS PUT ON WITH THE HELP OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND THE HEALTH VISITORS ASSOCIATION. THE SPEAKERS POINTED OUT THE VARIOUS ROLES OF THE HEALTH AGENCY AND HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN CRIME PREVENTION AWARENESS AND IN COUNSELING AGAINST CRIME. PARTS OF THE CONFERENCE DEALT WITH PREVENTION OF ALCOHOLISM, FAMILY PLANNING AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF HEALTH OFFICIALS...BS