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*** January's bulletin begins ***
Crime & Disorder Act review
Findings from last year's review of CDA 1998 have been published. Among the changes proposed include developing of national standards for partnership working and intelligence-led problem-solving, annual rolling 3-year comunity safety plans, greater community consultation, broadening mainstreaming and Section 17 to cover drugs and anti-social behaviour, and dispensing with annual reports to the Home Secretary. Legislation was been put before Parliament yesterday as part of the Police & Justice Bill to enact these recommendations
Quarterly crime statistics
Statistics published this morning for the 12 months to September 2005 builds on recent trends by showing continued falls in burglary, and rises in robbery and violent crime
Standard powers for Community Support Officers (CSOs)
Following a consultation last year examining the variation in powers delegated to CSOs in different police force areas, the Government has published a proposed set of standard powers that would apply to all CSOs.
Other material
In the News…
Building safer communities: Police & Justice Bill published
Five successful years of tackling football disorder
Robust powers for Community Support Officers in anti-social behaviour crackdown
Deputy Prime Minister's Award for Sustainable Communities 2005 - Four finalists announced
Government says no to managed prostitution zones: More support for women to leave prostitution coupled with action against kerb-crawlers
Visit our News section for details of these and other recent stories
Discussion Forum
Topics discussed this month on the CRW Discussion Forum include
Gathering ASB information
Bouncer spray
Public toilet management
Vehicle crime theft from
CCTV in cars
The Discussion Forum is available to all crime and disorder practitioners. Register for the Forum.
Stuart Charman
Crime Reduction Website Manager
http://www.crimereduction.gov.uk
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