Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- Brighter Futures Nigeria, an ambitious crime prevention project, is laying the groundwork for a transformational approach to community safety and youth empowerment across four Nigerian states.

The programme is the first of its kind to test the "Prevent" approach of policing in Nigeria, effectively stopping crime before it occurs. The "Prevent" model was created in the UK and used to tackle systemic crime in inner city areas such as Liverpool and London. Unlike traditional crime prevention,the Prevent approach targets individuals on the early stage of the crime cycle, where harm is still limited and intervention is most effective. It complements enforcement by focusing on early intervention, resilience-building, and com...