Dr. Chamard presents at conference in India on crime prevention

Shore Temple, Mahabilapuram,
outside of Chennai, India.

Dr. Sharon Chamard, Justice Center faculty, recently gave a presentation at the Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis (ECCA) symposium in Mahabilapuram, Tamil Nadu, India.  Her presentation was titled “’Whack-a-Mole’ and Displacement of Illegitimate Users of Public Space.”

Her presentation discussed how interventions to move "illegitimate" users from public space do not solve the core problems (e.g., homelessness and substance abuse), because the individuals simply move to other less public locations.

While in India, she also visited with officials with the Indian Police Service in Jaipur, Rajasthan at a neighborhood-level station house and at the Police Headquarters.

ECCA is an annual, invitation-only symposium attended by an international group of researchers and practitioners engaged in situational crime prevention, intelligence-led policing, and problem-oriented policing.

L - r: Dr. Rashi Shukla, University of Central Oklahoma; Dr. Sharon Chamard;
Inspector Neeraj Bhardwaj, Station House Officer, Malviya Nagar Station, Jaipur;
Dr. Lin Liu, University of Cincinnati and Sun Yat-Sen University.

L-r: Dr. Bhupendra Singh, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the Sardar Patel University of Police,
Security, and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur; Dr. Rashi Shukla, University of Central Oklahoma;
Dr. Lin Liu, University of Cincinnati and Sun Yat-Sen University; Dr. Sharon Chamard.