Safer Communities: Volume 5 Issue 1

Editorial

Trafficking in women and children (part 1): a literature review of contributory factors

This article reviews the research literature on factors that contribute to the growing problem of people trafficking. It separates the findings into ‘push’, ‘pull’, ‘demand’ and…

Community safety in practice — the importance of evaluation

In her regular column examining key issues facing community safety practitioners, Sarah Morton from Matrix Research and Consultancy considers evaluation.Everyone agrees that…

Identifying and disseminating ‘good’ community safety practice: a problem solving approach

This paper describes how a problem solving approach was used to identify good practice lessons from four community safety projects implemented in Birmingham, and how these lessons…

Implementing Section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act

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…

CCTV: does it work?

This article summarises the findings from an evaluation of 14 research projects concerning the evaluation of CCTV schemes. It reports the effects on types of crime and suggests…

Drugs and alcohol — understanding the perceptions of young people

This article summarises survey research amongst young people concerning their attitudes to alcohol, drugs and nicotine. It explores the origins of those attitudes and makes…

Exploring the links between domestic abuse and drugs

Little research has been carried out on the links between drug misuse and domestic violence. This article attempts to address this gap by presenting key findings and…

Community Care

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