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October 2007 Monthly bulletin

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National Standards and Strategic Assessments

"Delivering Community Safety: A guide to effective partnership working" will support partnerships in delivering the National Standards. There are examples of good practice throughout the document which show how partnerships are already meeting the National Standards. The team responsible for the document have also drafted some updated Frequently Asked Questions which can be found by following the link below.

Following the publication of 'Delivering Safer Communities: A guide to effective partnership working', the Home Office received requests for further information on strategic assessments for partnerships. It has therefore drafted a suggested outline for a partnership strategic assessment. The outline can be used as a discussion in your partnership about the content of the strategic assessment or could for the basis for the content of the strategic assessment.

Developing a Strategic Assessment: An effective practice toolkit for Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships and Community Safety Partnerships' provides additional information for practitioners on how to develop a strategic assessment

There are a series of regional launch events for the 'Delivering Community Safety: A guide to effective partnership working' guidance document. These will take place in every region in England & Wales in October & November. You can find out when an event is taking place in your area by following the link below.

 

Crime statistics

The latest quarterly crime statistics, covering the 12 months to June 2007, show no overall change in the level of British Crime Survey crime, and a headline reduction of 7% in recorded crime figures. A further bulletin, on crimes detected in England & Wales, showed a 2 percentage point increase in the proportion of crime detected by a sanction detection.

 

Expert chat

We've had 2 further online expert chat sessions over the past month on the topics of domestic violence and delivering PSA1. Online chats are free and open to all. The next session will take place on Tuesday 6 November between 12pm and 2pm; the topic under discussion will be burglary.

 

CCTV

The National CCTV Strategy presents the results of a wide-ranging review of CCTV and its applications in the reduction of crime and in public safety. The report reviews the use of CCTV to date, examining both its strengths and its weaknesses and makes recommendations for future action.

 

Other publications


In the News

  • Stay Safe Online - visit the cafe - UK dedicated centre for tackling child sex abuse launches online safety programme for 8-11 year olds
  • British crime survey crime stable while total recorded crime continues to fall
  • Action on alcohol-related criminal behaviour
  • Underage alcohol sales down
  • Connecting communities with the fight against crime
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

  • Criminal damage to cars
  • Solution to underpass ASB?
  • Risk Assessment for AIRWAVE in LA CCTV
  • Advice for people with disabilities
  • Smart Water Domestic Property Marking

The Discussion Forum is available to all crime and disorder practitioners. Register for the Forum.

Stuart Charman
Crime Reduction Website Manager
http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Last update: Thursday, October 25, 2007

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