Safer Communities: Volume 2 Issue 4

Editorial

Enforcing respect and reducing responsibility: a response to the White Paper on anti‐social behaviour

In an analysis of the recent White Paper Respect and Responsibility ‐ Taking a Stand Against Anti‐Social Behaviour, the author argues that anti‐social behaviour lacks an effective…

The ASBO Officer

The author is a newly appointed Anti‐Social Behaviour Reduction Officer. He outlines his role and the use of anti‐social behaviour contracts. The appointment of a specialist…

A better deal for victims and witnesses?

This article reviews the Government's proposals for ‘putting victims at the heart of the criminal justice system’ (Criminal Justice Online, 2002) and argues that there is little…

The crime drop in Britain?

International trends indicate that the rate of crime has declined in the developed world over the past decade. The reductions have had little impact upon the fear of crime. The…

Some reflections on research, evaluation and partnership working

This article is drawn from a talk by the author given to a local forum in which he comments upon the experience of working within and alongside crime and disorder partnerships. It…

A brief history of community safety: a critical reflection from the academy

This article traces the development of ideas and policies linked to the shifting definitions of crime reduction, prevention and community safety. The conceptual changes are often…

Community safety officers… What do they do?

The definition of community safety is broad and the role of community safety officers has reflected that breadth. This article points to examples of the variety of structures and…

The cost of policing New Urbanism

The principles of the housing planning guidance known as New Urbanism give little recognition to those that promote crime reduction contained in Secured by Design and the…

The Emperor's New Clothes: the National Crime Recording Standard, a tailor‐made solution to police crime statistics?

The unreliability of statistics of crime recorded by the police has been the subject of much comment over the years. The new National Crime Recording Standard represents an…

A report of the National Community Safety Network Conference held in Belfast on 25‐27 June 2003

Self‐defence and the law