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*** February's bulletin begins ***

Guidance for partnerships

We've seen several sets of official guidance pass across our desks this month on CCTV, sexual violence and transport.

• Guidance for CCTV and digital systems

• Tackling sexual violence: guidance for partnerships

• Guidance on accessibility of transport plans

Also published, although aimed more at the public than practitioners, was guidance for householders on the domestic intruders and the law.

• Householders and the use of force

Crime Reduction Programme

Many of you will have been involved in programmes funded under the umbrella of the Crime Reduction Programme (CRP) between 1999 and 2002. Two reports published this month have analysed the efficiency and effectiveness of the programme.

• Investing to deliver: the crime reduction programme

• Managing regional delivery of crime reduction initiatives

Also published was a further study of the Reducing Burglary Initiative, itself a part of the CRP.

• Reducing burglary initiative: design, development and delivery

Statistics

January saw the publication of the latest quarterly update to crime figures, showing an overall reduction of 11%, but violent crime is up 7%

• Crime in England & Wales: Quarterly update

Young People & Crime

Three further reports have analysed young people's lifestyles and attitudes to crime, and the effectiveness of current methods in reducing youth reoffending.

• Children, risk and crime: Ontrack youth lifestyle survey

• Young people, crime and anti-social behaviour

Other material

• Making it happen in neighbourhoods: 4 years on

• Sustainable communities awards 2004

• How to recognise a scam

• National Audit Office: Reducing Vehicle Crime

• Consultation on road traffic offences involving bad driving

• A further study of the effects of alternative education strategies

In News...

- Assets recovery agency freezes another £3/4 million of assets
- World-wide sweep for internet spam scams
- Cleaner neighbourhoods need a team effort: Alun Michael
- Rehabilitation for neighbours from hell
- Get savvy - don't get conned

See www.crimereduction.gov.uk/news.htm?w38 for more details on these and other recent stories

Discussion Forum

Topics discussed this month on the CRW Discussion Forum include

• Neighbourhood Watch Radios

• Continued Criminal Damage

• Tack Thefts

• Hot Spot Signs

• Off-road Bikes / Road Traffic Offences

The Discussion Forum is available to all crime and disorder reduction practitioners. Visit the Discussion Forum

Stuart Charman
Crime Reduction Website Manager

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Last update: 28 February 2005