Safer Communities: Volume 1 Issue 1
Strapline:
A journal on crime, crime prevention and community safetyTable of contents
The community safety ‘profession’: Towards a new expertise in the governance of crime, disorder and safety in the UK?
Daniel Gilling, Gordon HughesThe role of the community safety practitioner is a newly emerging expertise in local government. A survey conducted with local authorities reveals a relatively fluid and…
Uses and abuses of evidence in crime prevention
Nick TilleyThis paper outlines some of the common failings, failures and abuses in the use of evidence. Evidence is important for the identification of problems for preventative efforts…
Some reflections on the conference Community Safety Five Years On ‐ 19 March 2002
Jo HadleyIn March, Pavilion and the University of Luton organised a conference ‐ Community Safety Five Years On. This article reviews the contributions of the speakers. It argues for the…
Promise and performance in CCTV surveillance: The need for an appraisal of practice
Alyson BrownBased upon evaluations conducted over three years, this paper examines the implementation, effectiveness and purpose of public street CCTV systems. The usefulness of local CCTV…
Community safety and the school
John PittsWhile many problems of behaviour that are manifested in the school have their origins elsewhere, the school can represent a key point of entry for professionals to develop…
Some thoughts on the Police Reform Bill and its implications for the practice of community safety
Alan MarlowThe Police Reform Bill presently before Parliament will have consequences for community safety practice. The influence of the Home Secretary may give priority to the Government…
ISSN:
1757-8043Online date, start – end:
2002Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Timi Osidipe