From Reactive to Proactive: Rethinking Crime Prevention Policy and Strategies in Ethiopia
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The aim of this paper is to discuss the transition of crime prevention in Ethiopia from conventional reactive to proactive. It is qualitative research approach and descriptive design. Data collected by document review and interview of 10 informants selected by purposive sampling from police commission and Ministry of justice. The Data collected analyzed thematically. The first finding of the study Ethiopia currently lacks a singular crime prevention policy as integrated into the broader criminal justice system, resulting in limited awareness of national strategies among police commission members, largely due to oversight by the Ministry of Justice. Secondly, Ethiopia recognizes a range of crime prevention strategies, including traditional policing, situational crime prevention, and social development policing, each with distinct strengths and weaknesses that influence their effectiveness. Therefore, the Council of Minister should amend crime prevention policy and strategy in Ethiopia. Besides, it should assign the highest responsibility of implementing crime prevention policy and strategy to police commission than Minister of justice.
