Concept information
Preferred term
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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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/civil_abatement
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