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Back to the Future: Innovation, Evaluation and Survival Analysis. ... Bowers, KJ and Johnson, SD and Pease, K (2007) Back to the Future: Innovation, Evaluation and Survival Analysis. In: Hogard, E and Ellis, R and Warren, J, (eds.)... more
Back to the Future: Innovation, Evaluation and Survival Analysis. ... Bowers, KJ and Johnson, SD and Pease, K (2007) Back to the Future: Innovation, Evaluation and Survival Analysis. In: Hogard, E and Ellis, R and Warren, J, (eds.) Community Safety: Innovation and Evaluation. (285 - 305). Chester Academic Press: Chester: UK. ... Full text not available from this repository. ... Back to the Future: Innovation, Evaluation and Survival Analysis.
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In 1998 the Police Foundation held a residential seminar for senior policy makers inside and outside the police service on what zero tolerance might mean for the face of policing in Britain. The Foundation wishes to thank Minerva plc for... more
In 1998 the Police Foundation held a residential seminar for senior policy makers inside and outside the police service on what zero tolerance might mean for the face of policing in Britain. The Foundation wishes to thank Minerva plc for sponsoring both the seminar and the publication of this book.
We have seen earlier in this book the range and consequences of the phenomena which have come to be collectively labelled as ‘heritage crime’. This chapter takes as read, therefore, the recognition of the special importance of the... more
We have seen earlier in this book the range and consequences of the phenomena which have come to be collectively labelled as ‘heritage crime’. This chapter takes as read, therefore, the recognition of the special importance of the protection of heritage assets being an irreplaceable part of a country’s narrative. The focus in this chapter is on reducing the risk of damage to or loss of heritage assets by the use of situational crime prevention. While the primary focus of this chapter is on the UK context, many of the techniques we outline should be transferable to other jurisdictions. We attempt to address crime against heritage assets including, for example, considerations of the prevention of criminal damage, arson, anti-social behaviour and theft. Our central argument is that the difference between heritage crime and other volume crime lies in the consequences of loss or damage rather than in the strategy and tactics of crime prevention. The rich literature on situational prevention may thus be freely accessed in pursuit of the reduction of heritage crime. The single exception in the situational reduction armoury which is denied to keepers of many heritage assets is the separation of assets from the public, which will include motivated offenders. Such denial of access defeats the whole purpose of maintaining heritage assets.
This chapter begins by sketching out where the practice of policing may be heading, and what we need to do differently, so as to arrive at a roughly envisioned future ethically and in good order. A police presence at all places at all... more
This chapter begins by sketching out where the practice of policing may be heading, and what we need to do differently, so as to arrive at a roughly envisioned future ethically and in good order. A police presence at all places at all times being impossible, the practical issue is where and when to place officers or their technological surrogates. It then considers optimized distribution of effort and resource, given the central aim of fairness in the distribution of crime harm. It illustrates current levels of inequality of victimization, and claim that reducing the current concentration, at individual and area levels, should be an explicit underpinning vision for policing. It briefly reviews the relevant literature and its implications.
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This article has been published in the journal, International Journal of Risk, Security and Crime Prevention [© Perpetuity Press].
The last decade has seen an increase in the study of repeat offending against the same target. Recognition of the facts of repeat victimisation provides much scope for prevention. Despite this, little study of offenders’ perspectives in... more
The last decade has seen an increase in the study of repeat offending against the same target. Recognition of the facts of repeat victimisation provides much scope for prevention. Despite this, little study of offenders’ perspectives in targeting the same person or place has been undertaken. This paper reports interviews with robbers, in particular their replies to questions about repeat offending against the same targets. Some robbers are moved to rob premises when they are aware, from personal experience or indirectly, that a previous raid proved easy and successful. The findings are discussed in the context of the attempts to increase the risks to robbers.
... taken at face value; (17) the effect of one-off deterrent sentences on reducing ... work of the Crown Prosecution Service; (21) use of the suspended sentence; (22) effects ... Crime surveys; Foreign crime statistics; Offense... more
... taken at face value; (17) the effect of one-off deterrent sentences on reducing ... work of the Crown Prosecution Service; (21) use of the suspended sentence; (22) effects ... Crime surveys; Foreign crime statistics; Offense statistics; Prison overcrowding; Recidivism; Statistical analysis ...
The role of road traffic enforcement in reducing road casualties and in targeting serious and prolific offenders is considered. Evidence that indirect targeting of prolific offenders is a promising crime reduction tactic and that prolific... more
The role of road traffic enforcement in reducing road casualties and in targeting serious and prolific offenders is considered. Evidence that indirect targeting of prolific offenders is a promising crime reduction tactic and that prolific offenders are often violators of traffic law is discussed. A project conducted in Huddersfield, UK, is described in which traffic wardens recorded details of cars lacking an orange badge parked in a disabled space and also of the nearest legally parked car. Information about the vehicles and their registered keepers was analysed. Compared with legally parked cars, illegally parked cars had a much higher history of traffic violations, past use in crime and keepers with a criminal record. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123493.
The chapter describes findings from a research project carried out in collaboration with one UK police force. The project was designed to examine and understand the force’s welfare practices towards officers accused of misconduct and the... more
The chapter describes findings from a research project carried out in collaboration with one UK police force. The project was designed to examine and understand the force’s welfare practices towards officers accused of misconduct and the impact of prolonged misconduct investigations on the mental health and well-being of police officers, specifically police officers who were subsequently exonerated. The aim was to identify new opportunities for mental health support, points of avoidable delay, demotivation and embitterment, and stress-reducing possibilities throughout the misconduct process, and to produce a simple and clear evidence-based set of recommendations for improvement.N/
Expected crime rates that enable police forces to contrast recorded and anticipated spatial patterns of crime victimisation offer a valuable tool in evaluating the under-reporting of crime and inform/guide crime reduction initiatives.... more
Expected crime rates that enable police forces to contrast recorded and anticipated spatial patterns of crime victimisation offer a valuable tool in evaluating the under-reporting of crime and inform/guide crime reduction initiatives. Prior to this study, police forces had no access to expected burglary maps at the neighbourhood level covering all parts of England and Wales. Drawing on analysis of the Crime Survey for England and Wales and employing a population terrain modelling approach, this paper utilises household and area characteristics to predict the mean residential burglary incidences per 1000 population across all neighbourhoods in England and Wales. The analysis identifies distinct differences in recorded and expected neighbourhood burglary incidences at the Output Area level, providing a catalyst for stimulating further reflection by police officers and crime analysts.
This book provides one of the first assessments of the widely used but extremely controversial Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) as a method for dealing with anti-social behaviour in the UK.
A distance measuring device for use in measuring distances on different scale maps, including an input wheel for following a path to be measured along the map, coupled to and driving an output indicator including an output readout... more
A distance measuring device for use in measuring distances on different scale maps, including an input wheel for following a path to be measured along the map, coupled to and driving an output indicator including an output readout register showing the total path length, in which the driving relationship between the input wheel and the output readout register can be varied by adjusting an intermediate scale wheel. A preferred distance measuring device includes a secondary scale means whereby the rate of speed along the path may be entered into the device and may be constantly varied, and a secondary output indicator which indicates the time for traveling the given distance at the entered rates of speeds.

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