00883nam a2200133   450000100060000010000410000610100080004720000580005533004470011346100970056060600610065770000210071885200100073918144  a20020205u           y0pory50      ba  aeng  aThe convergence of social policy and criminal justice  aThis article discusses the shift from crime as a problem of the police and judicial authorities to a subject of local policy. It will, in particular, examine the relationship between safety policy and social policy. Safety has become an important social theme in the last decades. There are at least three reasons to explain why this is the case: the increase of crime, increased attention for the victim and the legitimacy of the government.  vV.9,n.4dDec. 2001pp.361-380tEuropean Journal on Criminal Policy and ResearchcNetherlands  aCRIMINALIDADE  PREVENÇÃO CRIMINAL  POLÍTICA SOCIAL  aBOUTELLIERbHans  jP.275