A local authority perspective

Abstract

This article considers how recommendations from the Caulkins and Reuter paper in this edition could be implemented at a neighbourhood level. The authors, the Chief Executive and Police Borough Commander for the London Borough of Barnet draw on their experience in Barnet. They argue that crime is not just a police issue and that a harm‐reduction approach to enforcement fits in well with a multi‐agency response where the role of the local authority is critical and the approach is responsive to the needs of residents.

Citation

Boland, L. and Kavanagh, S. (2009), "A local authority perspective", Safer Communities, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 29-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200900005