Links
Voluntary Websites
APF (Action for Prisoners' Families)
Action for Prisoners' Families (APF) is the national organisation acting as the voice for the concerns of prisoners' families across the UK. APF encourages the development of, and provides support to, organisations and professionals working with prisoners' families. APF promotes the just treatment of prisoners' families by the prison system and society, and publicises the effects of imprisonment on the whole family.
Compensation Culture
Whether it's protecting yourself against invalid lawsuits or making a genuine claim, we discuss the issues of today's compensation culture.
Crime Concern
Crime Concern are a national crime reduction organisation and registered charity.
Crimestoppers UK
UK charity which enables the user to provide anonymous information on crimes. Works in partnership with the police, operating call centres through 30 UK regions.
Crime Stoppers Scotland
The Scottish branch of the CrimeStoppers charity.
Crimewatch
Website of the BBC's Crimewatch programme.
Communities that Care
Communities that Care work across the UK and Ireland to support community partnerships to prevent anti-social behaviour and youth crime.
Community Legal Service Direct
Contact Community Legal Service Direct, www.clsdirect.org.uk for free high quality legal information. You can find a solicitor or legal adviser in your area, link to the right place on the best advice sites in the UK, see if you are eligible for legal aid or view legal information leaflets. Information is available in English, Welsh, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.
Community Justice National Training Organisation
The Community Justice National Training Organisation works with employers to raise skills across the Community Justice Sector.
Drugscope
Aims to inform about policy developments, drugs information, research and informed debate. The website is a good place to find out about forthcoming events and conferences.
Everyman Project
The everyman project aims to help men to change their violent or abusive behaviour with respect and dignity for every man, every women and every child.
Groundwork
Groundwork is an environmental regeneration charity whose approach is to develop programmes which link environmental, social and economic regeneration, and contribute to sustainable development.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The UK's largest independent social policy, research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects. The website provides up-to-date information on research as well as good links to other relevant websites.
Missing & Exploited Children
The UK Missing Childrens' Web site is dedicated to help reunite missing children with their families. It is the only Internet site containing details of missing children approved for this use by ACPO and the Home Office.
NACRO
The principal independent organisation in England and Wales working to prevent crime and resettle offenders. NACRO works with partners at national, regional and local levels to develop and implement effective strategies for tackling crime.
National Association for Youth Justice (NAYJ)
NAYJ exists to promote responses to young people within the criminal justice system which encourage them to take responsibility for their actions while remaining in the community.
Nuffield Foundation
An independent charity funding self-contained projects that advance education or social welfare, often by means of research or practical innovation. The website allows visitors to access recent findings from completed projects.
Nuneaton Signs
Manufactures crime reduction signs for the Police, Local Authority and Neighbourhood watch groups.
PRA
is an educational charity, which has been working with the DfES on an initiative called Learn About Money. Its objective is to address the need for basic financial education. PRA offer a set of educational materials (Workbooks, CDROMs, Web Site) to enable people to gain access to basic financial money matters and to increase their understanding. It also aims to help offenders return to society by increasing their awareness and confidence in handling basic money matters.
Restorative Justice
Britain's first ever ‘Restorative Justice Knowledge Base’ interactive website was launched by Crime Concern in association with the Youth Justice Board in March 2001. The website contains practical approaches, guidance, best practice case studies, legislation, regional events and more.
Sold Secure
Sold Secure is a non-profit making company dedicated to reducing the risk of crime by providing professional and accurate advice regarding the effectiveness of security products to commercial customers, the insurance industry, the Home Office, the Police and the public.
Suzy Lamplugh Trust
The national charity for personal safety. The Trust aims to create a safer society and provides practical personal safety advice.
Victim Support
Victim Support is the independent charity which helps people cope with the effects of crime. They provide free and confidential support and information to help you deal with your experience.
Working with families where there is domestic violence
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is conducting research on 'Working with families where there is domestic violence'. A team of researchers have mapped domestic violence services for children, women and men across the UK. This research provides the basis for the development of good practice indicators for provision in this area. Preliminary research details can be found via this website.
Last update: Wednesday, August 13, 2008