Safer Communities: Volume 7 Issue 1
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A journal on crime, crime prevention and community safetyTable of contents
Home Affairs Committee report: Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System
John PittsThe recent Home Affairs Committee report Young Black People and the Criminal Justice System has important implications for professionals working in youth justice, community safety…
Action on gang crime: recent developments
John PittsJohn Pitts outlines recent developments on gang crime, including policy initiatives and regional and local projects.
Tilley Award winners The Quinton ESCAPE Project
The Tilley Awards for Problem‐Oriented Policing ‘recognise and reward the most intelligent, courageous and effective approaches to dealing with the problems police encounter on…
Gathering community intelligence: initial findings from south Wales
Colin RogersThe current drive for community engagement and the introduction of neighbourhood policing teams has highlighted the importance of gathering intelligence from communities. This…
Describing and defining youth gangs
John PittsIn the past few years, academics, practitioners and policy‐makers have wrestled with the problem of defining youth gangs and differentiating them from other youth groupings. This…
Young people and cannabis use: messages for practitioners
Margaret MelroseThis article is based on a study of 100 young people who were regular marijuana users, which aimed to discover the impact of their drug use on key life transitions. The article…
Guns, gangs and young people ‐ engaging faith communities
Andrew McConnochieRecent research suggests that faith communities can be successfully involved in gang initiatives and, indeed, many are already working with children and young people at risk…
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- Timi Osidipe