Tag: Crime reduction

Vulnerability and violent crime interventions

Evaluations of measures aimed at reducing vulnerability and violent crime, including implications for practice.

25 February 2022

CompStat

CompStat consists of regular performance meetings that involve comparing statistics.

What works in policing to reduce crime?

Effective ways to tackle crime, based on the best available evidence.

People and places – how resources can be targeted

Targeting crime prevention activities can reduce crime and the public's demand for policing services.

What stops people offending?

The police can reduce crime by increasing the chance of being caught, reducing opportunities for crime and by winning hearts and minds.

The impact of police numbers on crime rates

Does having more police officers reduce overall crime?

The effectiveness of visible police patrol

Officers patrolling places or passing through an area, regardless of the crime rate in that area, has no effect on crime reduction.

Zero-tolerance policing

Relentless order maintenance and aggressive law enforcement to reduce serious crime.

Targeted approaches to crime and disorder reduction

Targeted and proactive policing can reduce crime and antisocial behaviour.

1 May 2021

Disrupting serious and organised criminals – menu of tactics

A tool designed to assist anyone involved in tackling organised crime with a range of tactical options to disrupt those criminals.

1 July 2016

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Practice bank

Find and share practice with organisations who are interested in crime reduction and criminal justice.

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Anti-social behaviour

Toolkit of resources to help police tackle anti-social behaviour.

Zero-tolerance policing

A strategy that aims to reduce crime through strict law enforcement.

This summary is part of the Crime Reduction Toolkit, which presents the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime.

Published on

27 May 2022

Mental health courts

Giving treatment options to offenders with severe mental health issues as an alternative to traditional criminal justice processing.

This summary is part of the Crime Reduction Toolkit, which presents the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime.

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10 March 2022

Education in prisons

Increasing offenders' education or skill level to reduce reoffending and improve their employment prospects on release from prison.

This summary is part of the Crime Reduction Toolkit, which presents the best available research evidence on what works to reduce crime.

Published on

15 May 2024

Electronic monitoring of offenders

Involves placing a tag around the ankle or wrist of an offender which, in combination with a receiving device, can verify their whereabouts at specified times.

Published on

30 November 2023