TOURISM CONSTRAINTS OF UMLAZI TOWNSHIP RESIDENTS ...

A balance should be created between promoting tourism for its economic benefitsand promoting tourism for its benefit to the well-being of individuals andcommunities. For as long as emphasis is placed on the economic benefits somepeople will not consider tourism as having any bearing to their lives - and willremain ignorant about tourism. People will pay attention to tourism once they havebeen educated about its social value.5.2.3 CrimePeople should not rely on law enforcement alone ifcrime is to be effectively dealtwith in our communities. Communities should invest in projects which are gearedtowards crime prevention. Social crime prevention must be practised bycommunities in order to deal effectively with crime. This calls for programmes thataim to strengthen families, schools, and other institutions in the community. The aimofsuch programmes would be to influence every member ofthe community againstcrime. This can be achieved by incorporating prevention strategies into socialpolicies such as those concerned with education.In order to realise the potential ofthese programmes attention has to be given tosupporting families, investing in children like in the case ofthe Nelson Mandelachildrens' fund. and reconstructing families.This is important because manyfamilies have been destroyed by the political situation that has been prevailing in thepast.This approach to crime can succeed with the assistance of different services andprogrammes such as the fund mentioned above.66