Implementing Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act

Abstract

Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act was intended to place issues of community safety at the centre of the delivery of local services. It implied a shift from a bureaucratic model to network governance. These objectives have not been achieved and the reasons include a lack of clarity in definition, inadequate resources, poor leadership and competing imperatives.

Citation

Schuller, N. (2006), "Implementing Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act", Safer Communities, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/17578043200600005