Use the new practice bank to find and share practice with organisations who are interested in crime reduction and criminal justice
Practice bank to share interventions for policing and crime reduction
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The practice bank is made up of interventions that have been implemented by crime reduction and community safety organisations, including police forces. The interventions have been used to address specific crime problems or organisational change.
The practice bank has been developed to:
- share information about implementing these interventions
- allow others to build on existing work
- support innovation
Problem solving with the practice bank
The practice bank includes examples on homicide prevention, diversity and inclusion and violence against women and girls (VAWG). Filters can help identify possible initiatives to apply to your own area and each intervention is labelled as ‘worked’, ‘promising’, ‘new/innovative’ or ‘didn’t work’.
This is an opportunity for everyone working to reduce crime to share their practice in a central place. The Practice Bank will include examples and ideas from across the crime reduction sector and will also allow people to share and see practice which focuses on organisational change.
The bank will include promising, new or original examples as well as practice that didn’t work so people can learn from each other and save time, money and better protect the public.
Rachel Tuffin, Director of What Works, diversity and inclusion portfolio and professional communities, College of Policing
Links to other practice sources
Some practice examples are linked to other sources or initiatives. You can find practices:
- identified in inspection reports published by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS)
- identified as smarter practice that has been tried in a force and reviewed by the College of Policing, HMICFRS and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), and is considered suitable for further testing
- that have won a Tilley award for problem oriented projects that achieved measurable success in resolving issues faced by the police, partners and the community
- which received funding for local innovation across science, technology, analysis, and research (Police STAR Fund)
Sharing your ideas with peers
We encourage all organisations with an interest in policing and reducing crime to share examples of promising and new or innovative practice with us, as well as examples of interventions that didn’t work.
You can share a practice example easily by completing our online practice sharing form. Your intervention does not have to be evaluated yet.
Every day, police forces across the country are testing new ways of preventing and tackling crime and supporting victims. The new practice bank will act as a one-stop shop for police forces to learn from each other, while also making it easier for us to share the positive practice we find during our inspections. We urge all forces to play their part by sharing their experiences through the bank.
Andy Cooke QPM DL, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary and His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Fire & Rescue Services
