Improving the effectiveness of partnerships in community safety

Abstract

The use of ‘problem solving’ as a strategy to tackle the underlying causes of crime and disorder, rather than continually responding to their symptoms, has suffered widely from ‘implementation failure’. This study describes the variables associated with failure, and shows how a UK constabulary, by ensuring compliance with good practice, raised success rates from 33% to 80% in the partnership initiatives with which it was involved.

Citation

Kirby, S. (2003), "Improving the effectiveness of partnerships in community safety", Safer Communities, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 4-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200300012