Anxiety about crime is not a recently discovered phenomenon. The first academic analyzes of crime began in the 19th century through some biological and psychological explanations. It was then moved towards a more sociological approach in the 1950s (Bilton, Bonnet & Jones, 2002:384). The existence of the criminal justice system as a crime prevention tool has also been developed for many years. However, subsequent findings likely show that crime prevention needs to be practiced not only within, but also outside the criminal justice system. It is commonly known as social intervention (Gilling, 1996:11). This essay will show that social intervention seems to be the best strategy to reduce and prevent crime. This essay will also discuss some important causal factors of crime, social intervention and strategic approach of criminal justice system to crime control and how each strategy fulfills the main objectives of crime reduction and prevention. Bilton, Bonnet & Jones (2002:386) point emerges that, according to theories of the delinquent subculture, external social influences can have significant impacts on human behavior. Graham (1998:7) identifies some of these external social influences as “risk” or “causal” factors for crime. They include: poverty, poor parenting, low level of education, generational crime and constant interaction with criminal associations. Apparently, the way social structures are organized could be considered crucial in determining whether or not a society will have a tendency to commit criminal actions. Given that social problems are most likely the cause of most crimes, social intervention would seem to be an appropriate way to prevent them. The fundamental aim of social intervention is to try to keep the social… at the center of the paper…. ..4th edition. Basingstoke, Palgrave. Gilling, D. (1996). Working with offenders: problems, contexts and outcomes. In May, T. & Vass, AA (eds.), Crime Prevention. London, Sage, pp. 11-36. Graham, J. (1998). What works in crime prevention? In Goldblatt, P., & Lewis, C. (Eds.) Reducing offending: An evaluation of the research evidence on ways of addressing offending behavior (Vol. 187). London, Home Office, pp. 7-22.Hope, T. (1998). Community crime prevention. In Goldblatt, P., & Lewis, C. (Eds.) Reducing offending: An evaluation of the research evidence on ways of addressing offending behavior (Vol. 187). London, Home Office, pp. 51-62. Moxon, D. (1998). The role of sentencing politics. In Goldblatt, P., & Lewis, C. (Eds.) Reducing offending: An evaluation of the research evidence on ways of addressing offending behavior (Vol. 187). London, Home Office, pp. 85-100.