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*** July's bulletin begins ***

Welcome to this month's bulletin of new material on the Crime Reduction Website.

Annual Crime Statistics

Crime in England & Wales has been published today - as you may well have heard on new bulletins this morning. Recorded crime is slightly up and BCS crime figures are down. You can read our summary and view the full report from the link below.

• Crime in England & Wales 2003-04

Confident Communities in a Secure Britain

Having been all over the news at the start of the week, the Home Office's plan for the next 4 year's must be this month's must-read item for everyone working in crime reduction. It shifts the focus to be more inclusive of communities and promoting active citizenship. We've summarised all 130 pages down to 3 pages of the most important facts.

• Home Office Strategic Plan 2004 - 2008

Also published this month was a review of active communities. Amongst its findings were rises in the levels of community participation and stable levels of 'formal volunteering.

• Active Communities: Findings from the Home Office 2003 Citizenship Survey

Identity Theft

ID Theft and credit card fraud is big business these days. The advent of new Chip-and-PIN cards aims to significantly reduce this, but a new guide from APACS tells you what you can do now to reduce the chance of become a victim of card fraud.

• Card Fraud: The Facts

Binge Drinking

Another hot topic this summer has been binge drinking. This survey of 18-24 year-olds looks at attitudes to drinking amongst young people, their drinking habits, and their involvement in anti-social acts while under the influence.

• Drinking, crime & disorder

Young People

We've also found 3 items this month that deal with the involvement of 'at risk' young people in their communities. These are the people most likely to go on and become prolific offenders. The Jospeh Rowntree Foundation has published all 3 reports.

• Offenders of the future? Assessing the risk of children involved in anti-social behaviour

• Mentoring disaffected young people

• Street-based youth work & social exclusion

Criminal Justice System

We've also seen a rash of publications on victims, witnesses and the criminal justice system this month. The following all represent recent findings.

• Confidence in the justice system: An international review

• Key Findings from survey of intimidated witnesses

• Support for victims of crime: Findings from the British Crime Survey

Mini-sites

A couple of updates to our series of Mini-sites have been made this month. A significant addition to the Domestic Violence Mini-site is a DV Helpdesk that answers many of the most commonly received questions on the topic. We've also added a Crime Reduction Centre Mini-site with details of all courses currently available from the Hawkhills.

• Domestic Violence Helpdesk

• Crime Reduction Centre Mini-site

• Mini-sites Home

Other material

• Evaluation of Parentline Plus

• Ethnicity, victimisation and fear of crime

• Implementing restorative justice schemes

• Joint working in sport and neighbourhood renewal

• Domestic Violence, Crime & Victims Bill

• Early stages in the development of an integrated domestic violence programme

Discussion Forum

Topics discussed this month on the CRW Discussion Forum include

• Theft of caravans

• Preventing graffiti

• Muzac

• Talking signs

• Crime against disabled persons

The Discussion Forum is available to anyone working to reduce crime and disorder in their local area. To register for the Forum, visit www.crimereduction.gov.uk/discus_index.htm.

Stuart Charman

Crime Reduction Website Manager

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www.crimereduction.gov.uk/

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Tel: 01347 825064

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Last update: 22 July 2004