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Definitions

European Definitions

Other International Definitions

National Definitions

United States

Public Safety is defined as the extent to which persons and property are free from attack or theft, that is, from the threat or risk of harm in particular places at particular times. [1]

Standard Definition

Discussion Topic

This is a discussion on the various definitions listed above.

See also

Notes

  1. Smith, M. E. and Dickey, W.J., “What If Corrections Were Serious About Public Safety?” Corrections Management Quarterly 2 (3) (Summer 1998): 12–30