March 2007 Monthly Bulletin Update
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Priority and other Prolific Offenders (PPO)
An impact assessment of the Prolific and other Priority Offenders (PPO) programme has been published. It shows that conviction rates for 7,800 PPOs fell by 62% after 17 months on the programme. The Home Office has also published a 'Research to inform and guide practice' document which shows the lessons learned from the PPO programme which contains a number of practical recommendations that will be helpful to front-line practitioners.
- National Prolific and other Priority Offenders (PPO) programme evaluation
PDF 111Kb - Impact assessment of the Prolific and other Priority Offenders (PPO) programme PDF 412Kb
Also published on PPO this month was a new Data Collection Tool for January to March 2007
- Data Collection Tool Jan-Mar 2007
Excel 2.0Mb
Expert chat sessions: Criminal damage and burglary
We've run 2 further expert web-chat sessions this month. A significant number of you haven taken part, speaking to a mixture of practitioners, researchers and policy makers. You can download transcripts of the two sessions below.
- 1 March, The role of the wider policing family in tackling criminal damage
Word 289Kb - 12 March, The challenge facing practitioners working in burglary Word 182Kb
Community engagement
Two publications out this month have explored the topic of getting the community involved in projects. The first, from the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) looks at engaging local people in projects to improve public spaces such as parks, gardens and play areas. Inreased community ownership of such schemes can lead to great increases in usage and overall success of a scheme. The second report, from the Home Office, looks at Neighbourhood Policing and what mechanisms can be used to harness community support when creating new Neighbourhood Policing schemes.
- It's our space: A guide for community groups working to improve public spaces
- Practical lessons in community engagement
Other publications
- New CCTV Operational Requirements Manual
- Bogus callers: A guide for care professionals & carers
- MPs guide to domestic violence
- Evaluation of the Drugs Intervention Programme pilots for children and young people
- Statistics of Mentally Disordered Offenders 2005
In the news
- Breaking drug networks to cut crime
- Recruitment drive for new probation officers
- Trusted locally and respected nationally: Home Secretary publishes values for a 21st century police service and commits to easing bureaucracy
- Better protection for domestic violence victims
Consultation on samurai sword ban
Visit our News section for details of these and other recent stories. You can also now find the latest crime press releases on our homepage.
Discussion Forum
Topics discussed this month on the CRW Discussion Forum include
- Key bumping
- Sat nav thefts
- Cardboard cut-out policemen
- CCTV frame rates in licensed premises
- 'Catchy' vehicle crime message
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//
Last update: Monday, March 26, 2007