1. Contemporary policies
Violence against women: the numbers
Studies done by the British Crime Survey show
that:
* nearly one in three women have experienced
domestic violence
* nearly one in four women have experienced
some form of sexual assault
* 39 per cent of women say that the fear of crime
impacts on their quality of life
* nearly one in ten women say they have been
stalked
* 40 per cent of victims of serious sexual assault
tell nobody.
The Forced Marriage Unit (FMU) is a joint-initiative
with the Home Office. In 2009 FMU gave advice or
support to 1682 cases. 86 percent of these cases
involved females and 14 percent involved males.

2. Surveillance:
Football banning orders
Designed to stop potential troublemakers PR OACTIVE
from travelling to football matches - both
at home and abroad.
A PPROACH
Banning orders are issued by the courts
following a conviction of a football-
related offence, or after a complaint by
the Crown Prosecution Service or a local
police force.
For an order to be issued, it must be
proved that the accused person has
caused or contributed to football-related
violence or disorder and that an order
will prevent them from misbehaving
further.

3. Counter Terrorism Act 2008
* Removal of the prohibition on post-charge
questioning. PR OACTIVE
PPROACH
* Longer terrorism sentences.
* A register and monitoring for those convicted A
of terrorism related offences, similar to the
Violent and Sex Offender Register.
* Changes to some of the rules surrounding the
use of "intercept evidence".
* Powers to seize the assets of convicted
terrorists.
* Police will be able to remove documents from
a property search to decide whether or not they
need to be legally seized as part of an
investigation.
* Greater use of DNA samples, and powers to
allow the police to take fingerprints or DNA from
those subject to a control order (these orders
are civil restraints, not criminal offences).

4. CCTV
* There are around 1.5 million cameras in airports, stations, city centres and
big shops in the UK.
* Each person in the UK is captured up to 30 times a day on CCTV.
* Their efficacy is debateable: a 2008 study from the Metropolitan Police,
indicates that only 3% of crimes are solved with CCTV evidence; one crime
solved per 1,000 cameras.
DE TERRENT
A PPROACH

5. Neighbourhood Watch
Peer Visiting Programme – Neighbourhood Watch.
Aims to strengthen the community by joining the forces of a number of
agencies to tackle neighbourhood issues.
Developing key partnerships with other Neighbourhood Watch schemes
nearby, it also wants greater involvement of younger people.
In their short existence, they have already achieved some great things –
such as improving their communal environment by pulling down a block
of garages that was attracting antisocial behaviour.
PR OACTIVE
A PPROACH

6. Nacro reduces crime by changing lives. Working with the
most disadvantaged people, offenders and those at risk of
offending, to help them find positive alternatives to crime.
Nacro works with young people at risk of getting caught up in crime and with
offenders to help them participate positively in society.
Nacro wants a safer, more inclusive society by implementing comprehensive
preventive and resettlement services available across England and Wales.
Helping people access basic services, such as housing and education, and
providing opportunities for rehabilitation offer them the best chance of turning
their lives around.
RES TORATIVE
JUSTICE
http://www.nacro.org.uk/

7. Anti-Social Behaviour
Police have the many tools at their disposal, including:
* warning letters and interviews, contracts and agreements
* fixed penalty notices and penalty notices for disorder
* parenting orders
* individual support orders
* noise abatement notices
* injunctions
* dispersal powers
* anti-social behaviour orders
*‘crack house’ closure orders and premises closure orders
* possession proceedings
* arrest and jail sentences.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100418065544/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/anti-social-behaviour/