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Resource Note 3: The socio-ecological model: A framework for violence prevention

The Safer Places: Resilient Institutions and Neighbourhoods Together (SPRINT) project aims to institutionalise area-based violence prevention interventions across government policies, programmes and practices. Resource Note 3 unpacks the root causes of crime and violence in South Africa. It utilises the socio-ecological model to explain the various risk and/or protective factors that occur at various levels of a person’s life that can increase or reduce their vulnerability to experiencing or perpetuating crime and/or violence.

Additional Info

  • Year: 2022
  • Themes: Integrated area-based violence prevention
  • Type: Resource Note
  • Practice Area: SPRINT
  • Project: Safer Places: Resilient Institutions and Neighbourhoods Together (SPRINT) Project