Abstract:
The article offers an analysis of the potential impact of the Community Work Programme (CWP) on crime and violence. The main forms of crime or violence referred to in this article are property crime and intimate partner (domestic) violence against women. Whereas the CWP may have a beneficial impact on children in a household, it appears that the programme may aggravate the risk of violence; it is necessary to recognise that these job opportunities are largely accessed by women rather than by young men, who tend to be the main participants in crime and violence.
