Making It Happen

Any properly integrated burglar reduction plan, consisting of a number of measures, will require a number of key individuals capable of delivering these tasks. These activities may be:

• One-off operations.

• Schemes which address a specific problem in a particular area at a particular time.

• Routine services such as patrolling or probation casework.

A systematic approach will:

• Clarify what needs doing.

• Locate who is going to do what.

• Alert them to the causes of the problem.

• Motivate them to take on the task.

• Empower them with resources, training and information.

• Direct them to follow guidelines.

Projects must address both outputs, in terms of interventions and outcomes, in terms of reductions in crime and also the fear of crime.

Recent research indicates that an effective media campaign linked with visible intensive action reduces fear whilst an effective media campaign with no action actually increases people’s fear.(Sutton) 1998