The Desirability of Crime Prevention Through Social Development (CPSD) in Residential Neighbourhood Crime Prevention

It is an understatement to say that residential neighbourhood crime (property crime) is soaring globally with a devastating consequence. However, one of the modern strategies/concepts employed in combating the social menace is crime prevention through social development (CPSD). The aim of this research is to test the desirability of crime prevention through social development in residential neighbourhood crime prevention. The approach adopted to achieve this objective was basically through content analysis of related literature by examining the various empirical studies in this regard. The result of the findings showed that majority of the examined empirical studies on the subject matter supported the potency of CPSD in crime prevention and considering the negative effect of residential neighbourhood crime on the environment, residents and government activities, any effort made in this direction is considered worthwhile.