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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > civil justice system > civil abatement

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civil abatement  

Definition

  • Civil abatement constitutes a purposive application of civil regulatory law to crime prevention goals. It encompasses a wide range of tactics, from code enforcement to licensing, and from boarding up (or demolishing) derelict properties to issuing injunctions against gang members. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Civil Abatement]

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