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9 results foundAuthor: Chambers, Max Title: Arrested Development: Reducing the Number of Young People in Custody While Reducing Crime Summary: This think tank report recommends that local authorities in the U.K. should pay the bill for youth custody places, thereby removing the existing perverse incentive in the system. At present, local authorities have a financial disincentive to keep young people out of prison. Youth custody is funded centrally, meaning that when young people are imprisoned, they are taken out of local agencies' caseloads and budgets. The report makes a number of recommendations to refocus efforts and budgets on keeping young people out of prison in the first place through crime prevention strategies. The report highlights the potential for a significant reduction in the youth custodial population through reduced youth crime. Details: London: Policy Exchange, 2009. 37p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 17, 2018 at: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/arrested-development-jul-09.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/arrested-development-jul-09.pdf Shelf Number: 117102 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Juvenile Detention (U.K.)Juvenile Justice Systems (U.K.)Juvenile Offenders (U.K.) |
Author: Newlove, Baroness Title: Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities Summary: This report details what residents, businesses, local agencies and central government can do to begin a generational shift in the country’s approach to activism and tackling neighbourhood crime. The report, ‘Our Vision for Safe and Active Communities’, calls for a change of culture so neighbourhoods no longer see crime, antisocial behaviour (ASB) and disorder as ‘someone else’s problem’; and for services to go beyond simply asking communities what their problems are and see them as equal partners in resolving those issues. Baroness Newlove’s recommendations for local areas to take forward include: 'Community Reward' – where information provided by the community leads to a conviction the community is given a reward to spend on crime prevention work; 'Bling Back' – where money made from selling local drug dealers’ assets is handed back to the neighbourhood they blighted; letting communities set their own local speed limits; taking crime maps to the next level so people can use them to report crime and ASB and agencies can publish details of what action was taken against offenders; giving the public a single point of contact through the roll out of the 101 number to report ASB; providing council tax rebates, or vouchers for local businesses and services, for people who take part in activism; asking Police and Crime Commissioners to commit at least one per cent of their budget to grass roots community groups to use or have a say on. Details: London: Home Office, 2011. 60p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 27, 2011 at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/baroness-newlove-report?view=Binary Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/crime/baroness-newlove-report?view=Binary Shelf Number: 121510 Keywords: Community Crime PreventionCrime Prevention (U.K.)Neighborhoods and Crime |
Author: Social Care Institute for Excellence Title: Protecting adults at risk: London multi-agency policy and procedures to safeguard adults from abuse Summary: Protecting adults at risk represents the commitment of organisations in Greater London to work together to safeguard adults at risk. The procedures aim to make sure that: the needs and interests of adults at risk are always respected and upheld; the human rights of adults at risk are respected and upheld; a proportionate, timely, professional and ethical response is made to any adult at risk who may be experiencing abuse; all decisions and actions are taken in line with the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The procedures also aim to make sure that each adult at risk maintains: choice and control; safety; health; quality of life; dignity and respect. The policy and procedures are for different agencies and individuals involved in safeguarding adults, including managers, professionals, volunteers and staff working in public, voluntary and private sector organisations. They represent the commitment of organisations to: work together to prevent and protect adults at risk from abuse; empower and support people to make their own choices; investigate actual or suspected abuse and neglect; support adults and provide a service to adults at risk who are experiencing abuse, neglect and exploitation. According to the No secrets government guidance (DH, 2000), local authorities have the lead role in coordinating work to safeguard adults. However, the guidance recognises that successful responses need multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working. Each local partnership is asked to adopt this policy and procedures so that there is consistency across London in how adults at risk are safeguarded from abuse. However, some local partnerships may want to adapt some aspects of the procedures to meet their local arrangements. For example, some boroughs may have a slightly different approach to thresholds for Safeguarding Adults action. Local partnerships could add an appendix to this policy and procedures, outlining any variations. Individual organisations may also wish to have internal guidelines for their staff. Again, organisations are encouraged to adopt these procedures as their main guidance, but to add an appendix outlining internal arrangements such as contact details. These procedures should also be used in conjunction with partnerships’ and individual organisations’ procedures on related issues such as domestic violence, fraud, disciplinary procedures and health and safety. The priority of the organisations involved in developing this report was taking action to safeguard adults. This report is therefore in two main parts: policy and procedures. The first part outlines the policy underpinning the procedures, including detailed definitions and information on related processes. The second part outlines the procedures to respond to suspected or actual abuse of an adult at risk. The procedures outlined here are seen as one stage in an ongoing process to improve the London-wide response to abuse of adults at risk. They will be constantly reviewed and revised to further improve this response. Details: London: Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2011. 120p. Source: Adults' Services SCIE Report 39: Internet Resource: Accessed March 25, 2012 at http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report39.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/report39.pdf Shelf Number: 124742 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Partnerships (U.K.)Public Policy (U.K.)Social Services (U.K.)Vulnerable Adults (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Department of Health and Home Office Title: No secrets: Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse Summary: This document gives guidance to local agencies who have a responsibility to investigate and take action when a vulnerable adult is believed to be suffering abuse. It offers a structure and content for the development of local inter-agency policies, procedures and joint protocols which will draw on good practice nationally and locally. Details: London: Department of Health, 2000. 42p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 25, 2012 at http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4074540.pdf Year: 2000 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/documents/digitalasset/dh_4074540.pdf Shelf Number: 124743 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Partnerships (U.K.)Public Policy (U.K.)Social Services (U.K.)Vulnerable Adults (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Durham Constabulary Title: Crime Reduction Toolkit for Service Stations Summary: Today’s service stations do much more than just sell petrol to motorists. They are an important neighbourhood asset providing a wide range of goods and services both during and outside normal shop opening hours. Oil companies, petrol retailers and police forces alike are clamping down on criminal activity on UK forecourts. This determination to prevent the activities of lawless individuals, coupled with advances in technology and changes in criminal legislation means that there is no better time to introduce practical measures to address crime, identify the criminals and continue to make service stations safer places for both staff and customers. Key in the fight against service station crime are the various BOSS Forecourt Watch schemes. Forecourt Watch initiatives operate in over 70 areas across the UK. Under these schemes BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate works in partnership with petrol retailers, local police forces and other agencies to reduce crime and the fear of crime. Many Forecourt Watch schemes during recent times have seen service station crime tumble by more than 50%. Following on from these successes similar force-wide schemes are now being planned by the majority of forces in the UK. This toolkit has been produced by Durham Constabulary in partnership with BOSS, and takes cognisance of successful initiatives employed by police forces and private retailers in combating service station crime. It offers a menu of practical measures, which can be tailored to meet individual service station crime problems. Through use of the toolkit and increased partnership working we can look forward to targeting further reductions in crime on Britain’s network of petrol service stations. Details: Durham, U.K.: Durham Constabulary, Undated. 38p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2012 at http://www.righttoride.co.uk/documents/CRttoolkit.pdf Year: 0 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.righttoride.co.uk/documents/CRttoolkit.pdf Shelf Number: 125203 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (U.KFuel TheftGasoline Stations (U.K.) - Petrol Stations (U.K.)Gasoline TheftPetrol TheftSecurity (U.K.)Theft (U.K.) |
Author: Edwards, Sarah Title: All Change: Preventing Trafficking in the UK Summary: All Change: Preventing Trafficking in the UK is the new report from The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. It is the result of research carried out between 2010 and 2011 with the aim of examining trafficking prevention in the UK in accordance with the Government’s obligations under the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. In particular, it assesses measures instigated by the UK Government to prevent trafficking/re-trafficking and how these measures are coordinated across departments and civil society. It also highlights good practice in prevention programming and offers recommendations to strengthen the UK’s ability to prevent trafficking in the future. Details: London: The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, 2012. 100p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 14, 2012 at http://www.antislavery.org/includes/documents/cm_docs/2012/a/atmg_all_change_prevention.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.antislavery.org/includes/documents/cm_docs/2012/a/atmg_all_change_prevention.pdf Shelf Number: 126026 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Crime Prevention Programs, Human Trafficking (U.K.Human Trafficking (U.K.) |
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary Title: Taking Time for Crime: A Study of How Police Officers Prevent Crime in the Field Summary: This paper sets out the key findings of a short observational study of individual uniformed and detective officers in 36 shifts across six police forces conducted by HMIC, with some accompanying data analysis. The study was designed to examine how frontline officers actually carried out their policing role in the field. Crucially, observers looked at how they were supported in doing this by organisational systems and structures such as technology, intelligence, supervision, or training. The study is intended to trigger discussion about the development of policing that deals with the needs of austerity. It seeks to identify opportunities to shift policing from a reactive to a preventive approach. A preventive policing approach is critical because it reduces crime and the demands that go with it. This study found that an absence of clarity around the mission for policing, together with weaknesses in operational support and limitations in training, are barriers to the majority of constables taking time to prevent crime. This will pose a real difficulty in achieving what the future requires – more for less. Details: London: HMIC, 2012. 22p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 11, 2012 at: http://www.hmic.gov.uk/media/taking-time-for-crime.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.hmic.gov.uk/media/taking-time-for-crime.pdf Shelf Number: 126674 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Preventive Policing |
Author: Karn, Jacqui Title: Policing and Crime Reduction: The evidence and its implications for practice Summary: The ‘Police Effectiveness in a Changing World’ project was initiated at a time of rapid, fundamental changes both within the police service and beyond. New forms of police accountability, a renewed emphasis on fighting crime alongside substantial cuts in budgets present considerable challenges at a time when globalisation, rapid developments in technology and major changes in the way individuals, families and communities live their lives are substantially changing patterns of crime and victimisation. The role and function of the police is changing accordingly. The police mission has become broader and more complex, embracing functions more commonly associated with other agencies. Yet politicians and the public still expect and demand a police service that focuses on fighting crime. The ‘Police Effectiveness in a Changing World’ project addresses these different challenges by identifying and delivering better police-led approaches to reducing crime. This paper provides the evidence base on which the project will draw. Details: London: The Police Foundation, 2013. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 8, 2013 at: http://www.police-foundation.org.uk/uploads/catalogerfiles/policing-and-crime-reduction/police-foundation-police-effectiveness-report.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.police-foundation.org.uk/uploads/catalogerfiles/policing-and-crime-reduction/police-foundation-police-effectiveness-report.pdf Shelf Number: 129274 Keywords: Crime Prevention (U.K.)Police Effectiveness |
Author: Great Britain. Home Office. Title: Opportunity/security as a driver of crime. A Discussion paper Summary: The opportunity/security hypothesis asserts that crime will flourish in conditions when it is easy to commit, and diminish when it is more difficult. Supporters of this view tend towards a belief that propensity to offend changes little over time, i.e. when temptation exists, human nature will always succumb to it. For them then, tackling crime is mostly about removing opportunity, either by altering routine activities to keep people away from crime-prone environments or by beefing up security. There is very strong evidence that acquisitive crime trends are affected in this way. Data repeatedly shows that as successive product innovations come to market - from car stereos in the 1980s to smartphones recently - thefts are likely to rise with ownership, as the opportunity (number of potential victims) increases. Data also shows that many security devices have been successful in helping to reverse these trends. Car immobilisers clearly helped drive down thefts of vehicles and more recently the IOS-7 I-phone operating system appears to have had a similar effect on phone thefts. Innovations in the way transactions are undertaken - credit cards and internet banking - share similar offence profiles. For these reasons we think opportunity/security should be considered one of the main drivers of crime. It offers perhaps the best explanation for trends in thefts of individual items and the growth in online activity means opportunities are likely to both change and increase in the near future - which makes the development of online security a key priority. The evidence seems less clear, though, that opportunity/security changes have been responsible for the rise and fall in crime at the aggregate level. The hypothesis is largely silent on why violence has fallen alongside theft. And for acquisitive crime, the case that better security caused the crime drop rests on the largely untested assumption that car immobilisers also prevented or deterred thieves from committing other types of theft. Data suggest the opposite is equally likely - that as one thing becomes harder to steal, thieves switch to something else. So, because all types of theft fell markedly at the same time in the mid-1990s it seems likely that a change in offender propensity for crime is more likely to provide the main explanation. Details: London: Home Office, 2015. 10p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 20, 2015 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398865/Opportunity_security_final_v2.pdf Year: 2015 Country: United Kingdom URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398865/Opportunity_security_final_v2.pdf Shelf Number: 134997 Keywords: Acquisitive CrimeCrime Prevention (U.K.)Opportunity Theory |