Safer Communities: Volume 9 Issue 1

Editorial

John Pitts, Chris Fox

Safer Society

Improving accessibility and accountability — neighbourhood policing and the policing pledge

Karen Bullock

The themes of accessibility and accountability have come to dominate the police reform agenda in the UK. They are evident, especially, in the rhetoric of ‘neighbourhood policing’…

Do the public want more or fewer police community support officers?

Richard Hill

The delivery of neighbourhood policing across England and Wales relies heavily on the increasing number of police community support officers (PCSOs). This study focused on the…

Bringing the boys back home: youth justice reform from an unexpected quarter

John Pitts

John Pitts reports on recent developments in youth justice policy in the US. A task force is charged with transforming juvenile justice by looking at ways to strengthen…

‘Status dogs’ and gangs

Simon Harding

In the light of the recent rapid growth in the ownership of ‘status dogs’ in the UK, and drawing upon research conducted in Britain and North America, this article considers the…

The neglected problem of farm crime: an exploratory study

Jane Jones

Even though farm crime in the UK has been identified by the National Farmers Union as a serious issue for the economy (Pexton, 2005) and by the Scottish Office (George Street…

Unfinished business: how private sector management theory precipitated the crisis in the criminal justice system of England and Wales and how it can show the way out

Andrew Thorne

Private sector management theory has become ever more central to the criminal justice sector in England and Wales over the past 20 years. This article argues that as a model for…

Crime Prevention Policies in Comparative Perspective

Jerry Woods