Author: Simonas NIKARTAS
Topic category: Criminology

This article is based on materials of foreign researches and presents an analysis of the role of community in crime reduction. The article is focused on structural elements of the community, such as (1) informal social control, (2) strong community-based (social) relations, (3) and internal potential of community resources (self-sufficiency) within the framework of a concept of strong social ties in a community.