Examples of business engagement in crime
National Grid Transco – has set out a programme that aims to stop young offenders returning to crime by offering them training and employment as gas groundwork engineers. It matches business and the community’s need, meeting the skill shortage and tackling re-offending.
Co-op Music against ASB – the Co-op is attempting to crack down on anti-social behaviour outside some of its Scottish stores by playing classical music ands deterring groups of young people from hanging around outside. Click on link for more information
The Cooperative Group and the Ex-Offenders Project – a pilot initiated by the Co-op at the Bromborough Non-Food Distribution Centre aimed at employing ex-offenders to help them better re-integrate into society. against ex-offenders who wish to re-integrate themselves into society.
Slough Trading Estate – increased security on the Estate for customers and employees via new and extended digital CCTV system with full-time monitoring, which supported tracking, identification and arrest of offenders. Analysis based on recorded crime on Slough Trading Estate (excluding retail park) showed a total fall in theft from vehicles on STE from the pre to post implementation phases of 37%.
IKEA Ltd - Safer Streets, Safer Shopping - Eastville, Bristol Store developed and implemented a series of initiatives through the “safer streets, safer shopping” scheme to reduce crime in the area. Working in partnership with local agencies, IKEA funded the role of a part-time neighbourhood watch co-ordinator, improved street lighting, introduced security gates and landscaped local sites. They have also supported and funded the provision of off-road motor cycles and resources for the police to operate patrols in local park-land and areas where vandalism, car dumping and criminal activity was rife.
Last update: Friday, February 29, 2008