Sociology

Community sustainability involves ensuring community members well being in all the spheres of economic, environmental, health and social development. This is achievable by ensuring proper use of current resources so as to provide the future generation with an opportunity to benefit from the same resources. Enormous efforts have been directed towards economic development leaving behind equally important aspects of community sustainability. The well being of a community depends on quality of living standards the community members are subjected to in regard to the environment they occupy. However, human actions towards improving such standards have contributed to the destruction of nature which has always provided a suitable environment for their survival. Collaboration and consultations among relevant stakeholders is therefore necessary to bring forth a truly civil Newcastle city whose members live in a safe and healthy environment.

The shared vision of collaboration and consultation between local and international partners is to perceive a better Newcastle city with stronger community that respects the rule of law in its pursuit of economic, social and environmental ambitions. A civil society comprises of individuals who are well informed on the social, economic and environmental assets of their community and therefore try to empower their community members especially those who are disadvantaged in one way or another to better their living standards (Newcastle city council, 2006). Failure accomplish this may lead to enhancement of social clusters that not only divide the community into social classes but also culminates to insecurity. This therefore thwarts the development process of the community.

The city of Newcastle has ensured safety and crime prevention by establishing a safety and crime prevention committee that oversees the improvement of safety in Newcastle through provision of technical advice to the responsible organs Newcastle city. Other partners in crime prevention in Newcastle include among others the  HYPERLINK httpww1.northumbria.police.uk o Northumbria Police t _self Northumbria Police who provide expertise to the advisory committee. Police force is a tool used by the state to enforce law and order in an area of target. The Northumbria police achieve this through their prevention officers who are located in various strategic points such as Clifford Street (The Australia Institute and Newcastle City Council, 2000).

Other stakeholders in crime prevention include students who also provide the necessary advice on the crime prevention strategies. The students are always involved in campaigns during specific periods of the year and therefore provide the necessary support to the community safety units hence enhancing the security and safety of people of Newcastle. These campaigns target reduction of crimes related to car theft as well as disorders that stem from fireworks. Crime prevention requires partnership of varied stakeholders in order to ensure a safer society to thrive in (The Australia Institute and Newcastle City Council, 2000).

The government involvement through the local authority is paramount to provide assistance and support to the people of Newcastle who happen to be victims of a crime. Frequently reported crimes in Newcastle include homophobic crimes where individuals become victims of crime simply because the attackers or the offenders hate the sexuality of the victim ( HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22TanerOc22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Taner   HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22StevenTiesdell22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Tiesdell, 1997). This type of crime is treated with a lot of caution and its penalties are even stiffer compared to other crimes. It is usually committed by the youths in a society. Racist crimes on the other hand involve crimes committed on the basis of different racial or ethnic background. In such cases the offender disregards, undermines or hates the ethnic orientation of the victim ( HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22TanerOc22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Taner   HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22StevenTiesdell22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Tiesdell, 1997). Such types of crimes have become rampant and are therefore a challenge to the Newcastle community. General crimes have however been suppressed by the relevant authorities except minor cases such as arson that was reported on 31st March 2010 by the  HYPERLINK httpww1.northumbria.police.uk o Northumbria Police t _self Northumbria Police on a car in South Tyneside. Car crimes have so far dropped compared to the previous years by about forty percent courtesy of stringent measures installed by the police in addition to community participation in crime prevention activities in Newcastle city (Newcastle city council, 2006).

Criminal activities where the perpetrators are not known send signals of security lapse especially poor detection and deterrence of criminals in the city hence a challenge to the police. Criminal activities derail the development process of a society and therefore should be fought at all cost. This can only be done through proper enforcement of laws as provided in the constitution ( HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22TanerOc22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Taner   HYPERLINK httpbooks.google.co.kebooksqinauthor22StevenTiesdell22sourcegbs_metadata_rcad11 Tiesdell, 1997). Besides, a well established justice system should be enacted to provide a framework which will guide the law enforcers to carry out their duties without upheavals. However, a culture that tolerates the social cohesion between the law enforcers and the society should be practiced to precipitate the development process. In other words the police should not be anti-social and the society members should also reciprocate by cooperating with the law enforcers in order to succeed in their quest for peace and establishment crime-free society.

Generally, crime control requires consultation and coordination of all stakeholders in the security docket. Such an initiative has been explored by the home office through organization of events which would bring together society members whose ideas form the basis of such consultations. The home offices main agenda is to combat violence against women and girls in Newcastle. The stakeholders in this initiative include authorities responsible for safe Newcastle and safe Newcastle board as well as the community members.  All these stakeholders contribute towards the enhancement of crime prevention in Newcastle thereby fostering community development. This is inline with the Newcastle citys vision that aims at achieving better life in a safer Newcastle hence stronger community (Newcastle city council, 2006).

An international approach is necessary in combating crimes of advanced level such as terrorism which has in the recent past generated a lot of debate worldwide. The existence of international crime prevention system which is a product of international collaboration provides expertise on how the city authorities can handle such crimes. This treaty explains that combating urban crime requires the collaboration of the police of  HYPERLINK httpww1.northumbria.police.uk o Northumbria Police t _self Northumbria Police and the local authority of Newcastle city. These were discussed in a conference on crime and urban insecurity that was held in Germany. Such initiatives enhance development through incorporation of best practices and experience exchanged between different countries (Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe, 2000). Finally, the council of Newcastle city often reviews the performance of various initiatives in the city to evaluate them and make changes if necessary in an attempt to improve the security and safety of the community members in Newcastle city. Evaluation also ensures that the initiatives adopted improve the living standards of the community members in addition to enhancing environmental protection which is usually regarded as one of the pillars of community sustainability (The Australia Institute and Newcastle City Council, 2000).

The university-community partnership is a prerequisite in community sustainability. Education and training sector is involved to a greater extent in the crime prevention and control in Newcastle city. Through this sector, research and project activities have been initiated to provide direction on strategy to be adopted while tackling crime in Newcastle city. This sector in collaboration with other partners locally and internationally also provides expertise on security matters. Likewise, education sector embarks on researches aimed at solving the modern problems by provision of recommendations on possible solutions to such problems (The Australia Institute and Newcastle City Council, 2000). It is therefore relevant in improving ways in which environment as well as the economy of Newcastle city can be managed. Education also produces experts who turn out to be assets to the community as far as the development of the city is concerned.

To achieve community development, the Newcastle city council has resorted to strategies such as centralizing the management of all initiatives dealing with community consultations in addition to incorporation of standard procedures and processes. The progress of such initiatives is reviewed after a stipulated period of time usually one year to ascertain their feasibility. Furthermore, the council has incorporated environmental management in the development process. This is achieved through making the community green and planting of trees in the city. It will achieve this initiative by consultation with organizations that are involved in the environmental management in the city such as Trees in Newcastle. The evaluation of such a project would thereafter follow to ascertain the progress of the greening initiative. These are important mechanisms in the development of Newcastle city and are contributory to the sustainability of the community (The Australia Institute and Newcastle City Council, 2000).

Conclusion
Due to rapid population growth, technological advancement has become inevitable given the increased demand by the consumers. However, as human beings try to explore the resources in pursuit of their satisfaction, depletion of natural resources is imminent. It is therefore necessary for all the stakeholders to collaborate in an attempt to strike a balance between exploration of environment for satisfaction of human needs and the nature conservation. This will ensure development in all perspectives at the same time protecting and conserving the natural resources hence sustainable development.