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Home Office Good Practice Seminars

Young People & Crime Seminar

11 March 2004
Novotel, Bristol

Aims

  • To provide good practice information on a range of initiatives which will be effective in protection, crime prevention and enforcement in relation to young people and crime.

  • To provide a forum for practitioners from around the country to share successful ideas, explore problems and barriers to success and learn from each other's experience.

Summary

Bryan Swanson, Government Office South West introduced the day and the keynote speakers:

Bob Ashford, Youth Justice Board talking about Preventative Strategies in Youth Crime and Paul Burton, Bristol Youth Offending Team on Working with Young Offenders.

Delegates attended two of the following four workshops:

Workshop 1
Reducing Crime Against Students: the Partnership Approach
Peck-Har Tan, Marketing Officer, Merseyside Police

Workshop 2
The IMPACT Roadshow: Tackling Vehicle Crime
Rob Machin, Avon & Somerset Police

Workshop 3
Working Together to Tackle Anti-Social Behaviour
Bryan Heard, Safer Swansea Partnership

Workshop 4
Youth Inclusion Programmes
Debbie Kemp, Consultant, Crime Concern

Last update: Thursday, November 02, 2006