| The Crime and Disorder Act (1998) imposes responsibilities on local government and the police as a partnership to: (a) conduct and publish an audit of local crime and disorder problems; (b) consult locally on the basis of the audit; (c) produce and publish a strategy for tackling issues identified in the audit; (d) monitor progress; and (e) repeat the process every three years. There are 375 such 'Crime and Disorder Partnerships' in England and Wales. Research done by the British Home Office has examined three crime and disorder partnerships through in-depth case studies. In each case-study involved observing partnership meetings, interviewing key members of the partnerships and other local agencies, and analysig partnership documentation, over a number of months. This is to identify the successes and challenges which have been encountered in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating crime and disorder reduction strategies, both at a strategic and operational level. |
Updated 05/20/2006